immurement

Example Sentences

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Like Jack, who struggles to move beyond immurement in his tech world and make human contact with Sally, De Palma has encountered a similar challenge in his own life.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2017

And I had smelled before that cold, dank, furnished draught of air that hurried by her to escape immurement in the furnished house.

From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.

For this immurement, however, there exists fair compensation in the shape of a very pretty garden, or rather a series of garden spaces, which surround the dwelling on three sides.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio

And then he thought of the three years she had suffered immurement, uncomplaining, and a flush of shame warmed him, for he carried fair play as an item in his creed.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

There have been horrible instances of voluntary immurement in Christian Europe, and above all in the Christian East; but not quite—though very nearly—as bad as this.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)