be closeted with

Example Sentences

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To be in her presence was to be closeted with the awfulness and splendour of God.

From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack

Of the doctor he saw but little: he never came to Greshamsbury unless to see Lady Arabella as doctor, or to be closeted with the squire.

From Doctor Thorne by Trollope, Anthony

Then get your warrant—when I give the word—and execute it one fine night when Caryll happens to be closeted with Everard.

From The Lion's Skin by Sabatini, Rafael

Mr Slow said that he might be closeted with Miss Mackenzie for some little time, perhaps for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes.

From Miss Mackenzie by Trollope, Anthony

Some of them never came again, but others would return in the afternoon and be closeted with him for hours.

From A Romantic Young Lady by Grant, Robert