recluse

Example Sentences

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The police warned her of a threat against her - known as a TM1 notice - and she described being in "turmoil" and becoming a recluse.

From BBC

Born in Virginia, D'Angelo was something of a recluse and only periodically surfaced to release music, most of which was received favorably by fans and critics.

From Barron's

He’s a bit of a recluse, but he plays by the rules and demands the same from Fito.

From Los Angeles Times

She spent her teenage years looking after her five siblings and working in a chip shop at the weekends while her mother became a recluse.

From BBC

“He is a recluse who cut off contact with our family and now lives in squalor,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times