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St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
—NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
—NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hermit
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“Hermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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