sequester
verb (used with object)
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
sequestered
Example Sentences
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The local postmaster, a Jacksonian Democrat named Alfred Huger, was unnerved by what he considered inflammatory content and sequestered the abolitionist material, rather than comply with his legal obligation to deliver the mail.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
It revealed that the lead detective who investigated the murders - a key trial witness - and two prosecution solicitors had been staying at the same hotel as the sequestered jury.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
A major reason for the lower number of injuries is that children today are sequestered at home in front of computer screens rather than playing outdoors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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
They live sequestered in a forbidden city in the deep interior, in the nucleus of the cell.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
