Example Sentences

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Now, of course, that’s a ridiculous premise because it suggests that people only come to the president, he never goes anywhere else, that he should be sequestered in this fortress.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

AFP reporters saw bomb squads patrolling Naypyidaw hotels ahead of the ceremony, and parliament was sequestered by rings of checkpoints.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Special housing, whether on a military base, in a palace or sequestered in a guarded compound, is one such reward and inducement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

That leaves Ravinder, who makes a living from his construction company, spending weekends sequestered in his workshop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

In the jockeys’ room he orchestrated a string of clever practical jokes, sequestered himself in corners to pore over literature, and mystified his fellow jocks with aphorisms from Omar Khayyam and “Old Waldo” Emerson.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand