cloistered

Example Sentences

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Cloistered second-floor galleries are meant to provide a peaceful sanctuary for taking in the art.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Cloistered in the backroom of the Happy Fig, Kostas and Defne pledge themselves to each other, unaware of the trouble gathering on the horizon.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

Cloistered coral reefs of home are surrounded by frightful drop-offs and strong currents that can sweep a little fish out to an immense sea.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2016

Cloistered in a vast Minnesotan home studio among umpteen hours of unreleased music, he often seemed the quintessential obsessive-compulsive auteur.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2016

Cloistered in his sprawling town house on Rutland Gate, Francis Galton was oddly unstirred by the “stirring times.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee