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anchorite, eremite, isolate, recluse, solitary
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The reclusive architect should get off her hermit ass and build. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” Is at Cate Blanchett’s Command," 16 Aug. 2019 That team examined the hermit and 15 other bird geoglyphs in detail, noting the shapes and relative sizes of their beaks, heads, necks, bodies, wings, and feet. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "New study takes a bird’s-eye view of the Nasca Lines," 20 June 2019 Virgo is the sign of the hermit in the Tarot cards. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Gary Duncan, psychedelic guitarist in Quicksilver Messenger Service, dies at 72," 1 July 2019 Today, it is known as Peter’s Rock, named after Peter Brockett, a soldier severely wounded in the American Revolution who lived out his life as a hermit at the base of the rock. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "The ruins of the Hermitage and the spectacular views from Peter’s Rock in North Haven," 19 July 2019 Kim has been accused of rampant human rights abuses and the murder of former aides during his time as the hermit country's authoritarian leader. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Tucker Carlson defends Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un, says leading a country "means killing people"," 1 July 2019 The earliest Byzantine structure in Calabria was built by hermits who lived in the hills. — Frances Mayes, National Geographic, "Discover Italy’s most delicious secret," 11 July 2019 But the stress of Seth Vredenburg’s job as a veterinarian was making him a hermit. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon tackles the veterinary suicide crisis, starting with the stigma," 10 July 2019 The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un' by the Washington Post’s Anna Fifield, claims the reclusive childhood and teenage years of Kim may have paved the way for his tyrannical rule of the nuclear-armed hermit kingdom. — Fox News, "Kim Jong Un was quick-tempered teen with limited academic abilities, kicked and spat on his classmates, book reveals," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hermit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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