Example Sentences

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There are no desert hermits in our tradition, only moms and dads tending home fires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

“I can’t imagine turning into hermits and not enjoying making music,” Debbie Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Moreover, each of these schools of thought and even the more minor traditions formed a common frame of reference within which Chinese rulers, philosophers, scribes, and even hermits expressed their own views.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“We’ve asked them to be patient with us. We’ve gotten texts and emails from people saying they’re living like hermits again with delta variant, asking when is it going to be safe.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

Madison’s preferred location for the national capital was a “wigwam place” suitable for hunting parties and hermits.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis