recluse

Example Sentences

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Xu, an online megaposter but real-life recluse, has rarely spoken with reporters and hasn’t been photographed in public for nearly a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

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 • Oct. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

I wonder whether she became a recluse in part because patients suffering from dermatomyositis are supposed to stay out of sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2024

My mother was born ten minutes before my aunt Julia, who seemed to have become some sort of a recluse that summer, rarely leaving her house and, according to my mom, “stinking to high heaven.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley