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seclude

[si-klood] / sɪˈklud /


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Noren curtains in earth tones seclude diners from the busy street outside and from the kitchen.

From The New Yorker Jul. 12, 2019

She suggested he seclude himself at Yaddo, the artists’ colony in upstate New York.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2017

It sells anonymous offshore companies that help the owners seclude their business dealings.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2017

They don’t seclude them completely from their family.

From The Guardian Jun. 10, 2015

This is merely an iron pot, with a close fitting flange lid so as to seclude all dust and ashes, and we used it in this way.

From Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. by Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock

The fatal collision occurred about five minutes later on the secluded Perthshire road near the junction with Gowrie Farm.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In a secluded area of La Esperanza cemetery in La Guaira, gravediggers buried more than 150 bodies still unidentified since the earthquakes, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

But another Nantucket exists too: one of quaint cobblestone streets, sunsets that have to be seen to be believed and secluded beaches where you can spend hours without seeing another soul.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

This is the story of what happens to a dream deferred in the dusty apartments, drag clubs and secluded rivers of Colombia in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

After Giovanni and the others had replied to his arguments, he suddenly arose, declaring that these were matters to be discussed in a more secluded place, and withdrew into another room.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

My other concern is people are secluding their lives with people who either think like them or more extreme forms of it.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2023

“Yep, I’m watching Mr. Eldridge,” one scout says on the phone before secluding himself from earshot.

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2023

They might be secluding themselves on Instagram or LinkedIn, or experimenting with the visual anarchy of TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2023

Its next resident will find a private dock, tall trees secluding the pool and spa, and “an effortless, single level indoor/outdoor living experience.”

From Seattle Times May 9, 2022

Anne, disdaining all dissimulation, wept openly, and, secluding herself from the gayeties of the court, surrendered herself to grief.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott




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