SEQUESTER in a Sentence

Learn SEQUESTER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for SEQUESTER, such as:

1. They loved their sequestered home.
2. The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.
3. To prevent the jurors from hearing news broadcasts about the case, the judge decided to sequester the jury.

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 Meanings and Examples of SEQUESTER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sequester
 v.  isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
Classic Sentence:
1  While the scenes we have described were passing in other parts of the castle, the Jewess Rebecca awaited her fate in a distant and sequestered turret.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
2  In returning to labour in this sequestered spot he had anticipated an escape from the chafing of social necessities; yet behold they were here also.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
3  They loved their sequestered home.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
4  But, of course, she could do more with Frank in this sequestered alcove than in a breathless reel and she could listen fascinated to his talk and encourage him to greater flights of foolishness.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
Example Sentence:
1  To prevent the jurors from hearing news broadcasts about the case, the judge decided to sequester the jury.
2  One coniferous or deciduous tree grown in an urban setting over 10 years will sequester between 23.3 and 38 pounds of carbon per year.
3  The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.