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hermit

[hur-mit] / ˈhɜr mɪt /


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The first were spartan nooks, just large enough to shelter one hermit from the elements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

I’m not a hermit, but I live in Wales, and I’m trying to regenerate the land and all this stuff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Wildlife enthusiast Fred, who had just turned six at the time of filming in the summer and autumn of 2024, enjoyed spotting scorpions, snakes, monkeys, monitor lizards, eagles, hermit crabs, geckos and flying lemurs.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine was established in 1256 when the papacy объединed several hermit groups from central Italy into a single mendicant order.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2026

That is the way it usually goes in stories: the young man has to prove his dedication to the old hermit in the woods before he’s taken under his wing.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

There are no desert hermits in our tradition, only moms and dads tending home fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

“I can’t imagine turning into hermits and not enjoying making music,” Debbie Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

Moreover, each of these schools of thought and even the more minor traditions formed a common frame of reference within which Chinese rulers, philosophers, scribes, and even hermits expressed their own views.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Big Sur has inspired poets and artists, lured homesteaders, hermits and hippies, and drawn millions of tourists each year.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2023

And the rain made hermits of us all.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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