How to Use seclusion in a Sentence

seclusion

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  • I enjoyed the seclusion of the island.
  • The last doors came off Grafton’s seclusion rooms in 2008.
    — ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2020
  • In its quiet and seclusion, the Île St. Louis slept away the years.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Rescued by Carpathia, Ismay spent the rest of the trip in seclusion.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • But this charm and seclusion are precisely what drew artists to the area.
    — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Those still planning to hit the piste will be searching for seclusion and space.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2020
  • On the more remote island of Eleuthera, seclusion reigns supreme.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In a time or place of enforced seclusion, perhaps windows can serve as eyes to the soul.
    — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2021
  • So much for the chance to buzz and deal with the consequences in pandemic seclusion.
    — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
  • If a player were to feel sick, he is expected to leave and go home to seclusion.
    — oregonlive, 27 June 2020
  • The long line of ground-floor drive-up rooms is right off Route 7, but it's backed by trees and set far enough back for quiet seclusion.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2022
  • For those that want seclusion, even when the ship is back to full capacity, this is it.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The sand is pristine and the cliffs are tall here, so soak up a little seclusion just 13 miles south of downtown Half Moon Bay.
    — SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2018
  • Some even boast private pools give those who desire a greater sense of seclusion.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • But seclusion is only part of the draw—there's also the over-the-top attention to detail.
    — Lindsay Silberman, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2018
  • And so, the Love Lake was born, and the people flocked to its shores for its Instagram-ready backdrops, its wildlife and its seclusion.
    — Ashleigh Stewart, CNN, 12 May 2021
  • His seclusion into books and film (much like his father, Pierre).
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • White Barn Inn offers a deeply comforting sense of seclusion — and if that doesn't relax you, the spa will.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The worker hauled the child down the hall and pushed him into a seclusion room, the suit alleges, but the child stuck his foot in the door preventing the door from closing.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • That led to a push for privacy with tall hedges and walls, which this home has, a plus for any buyers who crave the same kind of at-home seclusion.
    — Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2021
  • After more than two years of seclusion, Presley was ready to reengage with the public.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In 1985, with Hubbard in seclusion, the church faced two of its most difficult court challenges.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • This is the first time ISBE has tracked the age of students affected by seclusion and restraint.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, chicagotribune.com, 27 May 2021
  • The new suite’s walls and sliding doors will almost reach to the ceiling for ultimate seclusion.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Most days, the solitude is broken only by the sound of crashing waves, and the seclusion by nesting birds and sea lions.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Everyone gets around on golf carts and bikes, a rule that does much to preserve the atmosphere of seclusion.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • Pinochet lived his final years in relative seclusion and died in 2006.
    — Pascale Bonnefoy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Police often find a child in a seclusion room, Mefford said.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Its seclusion: Patmos has no airport and is only reachable via boat.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Erica wasn’t abducted but had run away and chosen to live in seclusion with her 21-year-old boyfriend, Andrew (Kyle Clark), less than a mile from her mother’s house.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024

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