recluse

Example Sentences

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Born in Virginia, D'Angelo was something of a recluse and only periodically surfaced to release music, most of which was received favorably by fans and critics.

From Barron's

He’s a bit of a recluse, but he plays by the rules and demands the same from Fito.

From Los Angeles Times

She spent her teenage years looking after her five siblings and working in a chip shop at the weekends while her mother became a recluse.

From BBC

“He is a recluse who cut off contact with our family and now lives in squalor,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times

We Americans love our literary losers, and who better to give us the latest version of a recluse with a heart of gold than Walter?

From Los Angeles Times