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

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