recluse

Example Sentences

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As Boo Radley, a mysterious recluse in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Duvall was on screen for less than five minutes at the film’s end and had no lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

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

The police warned her of a threat against her - known as a TM1 notice - and she described being in "turmoil" and becoming a recluse.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Think of it like “The Mandalorian,” if Mando had a recluse gamer co-parent and Grogu was a picky eater.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

In the midst of a few foreign acres teeming with more than two hundred people, he had succeeded in becoming a recluse.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller