cloistered
Example Sentences
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She picked Gita Kaur, whose grandmother had kept Gita virtually cloistered in the family house in Nairobi until she was 19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
In the intervening years, Anderson, who is 95, has plumbed the cloistered world of clock collectors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
Yet his work has never stayed cloistered within academia.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
Another week passes, and Marlena remains cloistered in her stateroom.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
