sequester
verb (used with object)
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
has sequestered
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present perfectof sequester (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Using a mix of on-the-ground soil sampling and predictive modeling, Indigo says it can determine how much additional carbon a farm has sequestered, or abated, by changing its practices.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Lucinda Livingston, a 63-year-old Montgomery grandmother with heart and lung problems, has sequestered herself at home during the outbreak.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2020
Young, 49, has sequestered himself and his teenage daughter at home for the past two weeks.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2020
So far, Africa is the only region that has sequestered samples in a single facility, in Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia.
From Nature ● Jul. 23, 2019
Dobson’s yields have steadily gone up, and his farm has sequestered more CO2 every year.
From Salon ● May 10, 2019
