cloistered
adjective
clois·tered
ˈklȯi-stərd 
1
: being or living in or as if in a cloister
cloistered nuns
2
: providing shelter from contact with the outside world
the cloistered atmosphere of a small college
the cloistered life of the monastery
Examples of cloistered in a Sentence
She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.
He spent most of his adult life cloistered in universities.
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In addition, Schwartzman portrays Burton, a rakish vampire leading a cloistered life in an Upper West Side penthouse, while Bogosian plays Daniel Molloy, and Kirk is Talamasca agent Raglan James.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Yet Ruth, a generous coming-of-age story, portrays this cloistered place sympathetically, if often with a wink.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Yet Ruth, a generous coming-of-age story, portrays this cloistered place sympathetically, if often with a wink.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cloistered
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“Cloistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloistered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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