cloistering
- present participle of cloister.
Example Sentences
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Others focus on exploring values or on navigating the dynamics of a family-owned business, cloistering the kids in hotel conference rooms or Aspen compounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Others are signing up for defense classes or are cloistering themselves.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023
Is that truck double-parked on the streets of New York part of a movie set, a luxury trailer for cloistering camera-shy movie stars?
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020
Also, reframe this into a gift of time—during this period of conscientious cloistering, as an opportunity to pursue talents and to “cultivate your garden.”
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2020
I hang up and run to the bathroom, steamy and cloistering.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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