How to Use seclude in a Sentence

seclude

verb

• He secluded himself in his room to study for the exam.
• As the last stop on the country lane, the 4-acre retreat is secluded in a world of its own.
  — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
• Part of the group members’ goal was to seclude themselves in the name of slowing down.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
• The shah, secluded in his palace, slowly dying of cancer, dithered and blamed the CIA for his predicament.
  — Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2021
• Think close enough to Deià to visit for dinner, but still secluded.
  — Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
• Outside, there’s a swimming pool and spa, a fire pit and secluded sitting area.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
• Walk through its bronze double doors and up to your room, and you will be whisked away into a dark, quiet, serene space, secluded from the chaos of the city buzzing below.
  — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
• Both structures are edged by acres of lush forest that seclude you far away from even your closest neighbors.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Inhumans are an ancient race of mutants who have secluded themselves on the moon, where much of the action in the pilot takes place.
  — Mike Hale, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017
• Edey is most comfortable when he is secluded with friends.
  — Noah Weiland Lee Klafczynski, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The two-bedroom cabins are secluded from the busy spring and its parking lot by their location in a thick oak hammock.
  — Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• This is not a time when an ambitious politician will want to take a back seat, let alone be secluded in full quarantine and bed rest.
  — The Economist, 13 Apr. 2020
• As part of the settlement, the district agreed to notify parents by the end of each school day if their child had been restrained or secluded that day.
  — Kaiser Health News, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
• The entire house feels secluded, thanks to a privacy fence and a plethora of greenery outside.
  — Megan Stein, PEOPLE.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The settlement agreement required the district to end the practice of secluding students — or locking them alone in a room — in all schools by this fall.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Ruckus got down on one knee while the couple was vacationing on Kravitz’s secluded private beach in the Bahamas.
  — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• The contrast works to aesthetically seclude the toll lanes.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• The grants are geared towards artists who may not be able to seclude themselves for weeks at a time like many residencies encourage.
  — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 18 Jan. 2022
• On the whole, the club is tucked away from busy roads and residential areas to provide a relaxing, secluded feel during the round.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2018
• Tucked away on a woodsy, bluff-top parcel spanning almost 4 acres, the brick structure is secluded behind gates.
  — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 July 2024
• Paul’s family has hunkered down in a large house secluded in the woods, sealing off every entrance but that red door.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
• To the left of the house, beneath the shade of towering pines and secluded within seven-foot high stucco walls topped with slate are a heated, year-round lap pool with swim jets and a hot tub.
  — Joan Walden, courant.com, 20 July 2017
• In the day leading up to Smith’s death, she was secluded in her hotel room, attempting to recover from her fever and flu-like symptoms.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
• Someone else had told me about a new normal where, at least if someone was going to try to make something this year, the cast and crew would be secluded in a sleepaway camp type thing.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2020
• By late October, school and medical records say, he was restrained or secluded twice in less than two months.
  — Kaiser Health News, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
• The front of the house is surrounded by foliage and secluded behind a gate, so Kendall can enjoy plenty of privacy while at home.
  — Zoe Weiner, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
• Once everybody got to land, we were all directed to this one small area of the island where we could be secluded from everybody else.
  — Kelly Schissel, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
• In one of the case studies provided by the ministry, an unnamed 17-year-old said that domestic violence led them to seclude themselves at the age of 15.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 Apr. 2023
• Another was restrained or secluded at least 40 times over two years.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• In one academic year, there were more than 1,200 reports of students being restrained or secluded in High Road schools, the report states.
  — Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024