cloister
noun
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
have cloistered
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present perfectof cloister.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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The question becomes faintly disturbing in films like the Maysles’ “Grey Gardens,” about two relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who have cloistered themselves in a decaying East Hampton estate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
The Tiedemanns could have cloistered Sonny at home or sent him to an institution.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2020
They have cloistered me close in a palace built high On a mount in the midst of a sea without shore.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by John Payne
