cloistered

[US]/ˈklɔɪstəd/
[UK]/'klɔɪstɚd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. secluded; seeking seclusion from the worldliness and distractions.

Example Sentences

a cloistered walkway bordered the courtyard.

She cloistered herself in the office.

Nash did not live a cloistered existence nor was he spared the shocks that flesh is heir to.

The cloistered monastery provided a peaceful retreat for the monks.

She led a cloistered life, rarely venturing outside her home.

The cloistered garden was a hidden oasis in the bustling city.

The cloistered nuns spent their days in prayer and meditation.

The cloistered library contained rare manuscripts and ancient texts.

He felt cloistered in his small office cubicle.

The cloistered courtyard was a peaceful place for reflection.

The cloistered community was self-sufficient, growing their own food and making their own clothes.

The cloistered atmosphere of the old church made it a perfect location for a silent retreat.

Despite living a cloistered life, she was well-informed about current events through the internet.

Real-world Examples

And on the grubby relationship between them: despite its cloistered, comforting innocence, Austen's world is ultrapractical about love.

Source: Selected English short passages

He had found it difficult to associate the Herbert Gotobed he knew by reputation with this cloistered and poverty-struck existence.

Source: One Shilling Candle (Part Two)

THINK of a university and what comes to mind may be the cloistered calm of Oxford, the architectural chaos of MIT or even, perhaps, the 1950s brutalism of Moscow.

Source: The Economist - Technology

The Fermanagh lakelands with their roaming waterways and cloistered islands, the Mourne Mountains and their many walks and ways that slowly spill down to the sea.

Source: Selected English short passages

That, thought Scarlett, was the height of absurdity, for there was little, now, which even the most cloistered women had not seen and known in the last five years.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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