hermetic
Example Sentences
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MIT is an enclave even within the hermetic world of Cambridge academia—a place where complex, bleeding-edge ideas spawn from sterile labs and filthy dorm rooms.
Director Stanley Kubrick had a reputation in his lifetime for being hermetic and aloof, because he declined most interviews and didn’t make a lot of public appearances.
From Los Angeles Times
But what matters more is whether the truths she puts forward will be operational in the world or contained within a hermetic, intellectual game we call contemporary art.
From Washington Post
In the 14 months since I started this story, life has gotten smaller, more hermetic; millions have died and politicians around the world have challenged the nature of truth for personal gain.
From Los Angeles Times
While duck confit is famous, you can basically confit anything, so long as you cook it very slowly, over low heat, and store it in ample fat, which creates a hermetic seal.
From Washington Post
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