seclude

The gated front entry, mature trees and landscaping seclude the house, the only free-standing dwelling on the block.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

“I realised that if I was able to seclude myself and rest, the gentle high would progress into a dreamlike state where I would experience visions,” she writes in Period Power.

From The Guardian ● May 29, 2019

At one point, he suggests that to help make up her mind she go away from London, where they live, and seclude herself in a cottage in Wales.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2018

It’s a different world here in Santa Cruz, an easier place to seclude yourself, to find some anonymity.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2018

Even the very poorest people seclude their wives; while soldiers on the march hang up blankets, sheets, and even rags to form a little enclosure for their wives at each halting place.

From Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It by Samuel Marinus Zwemer

Since 1912, Puyi had lived a secluded life inside the Forbidden City, head of the “Little Court” that continued to defer to him as the Son of Heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

For this bookstore is also concealing a speakeasy of sorts, a secluded cafe and bar with multiple themed spaces and a two-story tree with glowing books growing out of its branches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In a statement posted on Instagram, the couple confirmed that Umar Kremlev paid for two nights of post-wedding events that took place on secluded Bahamian islands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

During his time living at the home, Evans has created multiple outdoor spaces from where the views can be enjoyed, including a secluded paved patio with deck chairs that overlook the city below.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

It’s strange how secluded this feels, even with the pavilion directly behind me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

My other concern is people are secluding their lives with people who either think like them or more extreme forms of it.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023

“Yep, I’m watching Mr. Eldridge,” one scout says on the phone before secluding himself from earshot.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023

They might be secluding themselves on Instagram or LinkedIn, or experimenting with the visual anarchy of TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Its next resident will find a private dock, tall trees secluding the pool and spa, and “an effortless, single level indoor/outdoor living experience.”

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

People say all kinds of things about her secluding herself because she has a baby.

From Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr