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

Noren curtains in earth tones seclude diners from the busy street outside and from the kitchen.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 12, 2019

“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

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

Some buy books and seclude their struggles; others have private lessons; still others openly attend one of the grown-up language schools, or try to find board at French-speaking pensions.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine

Buffered by wealth and social position, Darwin was able to reconcile, like few of his peers, the secluded life of a country squire with the exacting demands of scientific work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

On Sunday, the infant swimming resource instructor was swimming along the east shore at Hidden Beach, a secluded public beach within Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park, she posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

We rumble past privet hedges and under topiary arches to arrive at secluded lakefront homes where girls wait with satchels, standing very straight.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“So I think it’s going to be very harmful. You’re just shutting down and secluding a group of people that is already so used to being shamed and put in a corner.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

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

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

After thus secluding himself for some time, he called the woman and asked, "Was your father an adept in the art of second sight?"

From Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories by William Elliot Griffis