cloistered

Example Sentences

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Experts say this system keeps the growing community cloistered and does not encourage its integration into the workforce, something seen as necessary to safeguard the future of Israel’s economy.

From Seattle Times

In “Judy Blume Forever,” a documentary out this month, she says that after spending so many years cloistered behind a desk, she wants to be out in the world.

From New York Times

Yes, small elite colleges really are that cloistered.

From Salon

After people were cloistered inside, glued to screens, McQueen witnessed an insatiable demand for a new paradigm based on an ancient model.

From Los Angeles Times

If Barney’s pictures of cloistered privilege in a largely white world seem out of step with the current social-political tenor of the art world, they continue to fascinate, rather like watching “The Crown” or “Succession.”

From New York Times