sequester
verb (used with object)
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
sequestering
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present participleof sequester.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And then the judge orders the “triumvirate” to come in and testify, sequestering each of them so they can’t hear each other talk.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
It also has one of the strongest offerings when it comes to capturing and sequestering carbon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 9, 2025
The peat here runs to a depth of at least nine metres, which means it has been forming for more than 9,000 years and sequestering carbon for all that time.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
When urchins are kept in check, kelp forests flourish — sequestering carbon and providing food and shelter for fish, shellfish and other life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
To Bush, the sequestering of knowledge and policy authority had one special virtue: it clipped Lawrence’s wings.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
