monastic

Example Sentences

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“We were supposed to live uncomfortable lives. And I was sort of monastic about it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“We continue discerning with our Order where to live our Cistercian monastic life, keeping you informed as this process unfolds,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

And his monastic clarity led to magical products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

And then as I say in the book, I came home and turned on the TV and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk, and monastic life and the priesthood.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Her uncle seems almost a child, monastic in the modesty of his needs and wholly independent of any sort of temporal obligations.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr