cloistered
adjective
clois·tered
ˈklȯi-stərd 
1
: being or living in or as if in a cloister
cloistered nuns
2
: providing shelter from contact with the outside world
the cloistered atmosphere of a small college
the cloistered life of the monastery
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Examples of cloistered in a Sentence
She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.
He spent most of his adult life cloistered in universities.
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That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
The headphones have an open-back design, enabling sound to move in and out without that cloistered feeling of many closed-back designs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Their lack of clarity only confirms Rolex’s reputation as a cloistered corporate entity.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
The headphones have an open-back design, enabling sound to move in and out without that cloistered feeling of many closed-back designs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Their lack of clarity only confirms Rolex’s reputation as a cloistered corporate entity.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
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“Cloistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloistered. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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