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Recent Examples of homebodyAt the same time, Iryna also was a notorious homebody who often seemed happiest just spending time with family or curling up on the couch or her bed with her sketchbook.—
Julia Coin
april 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026 For all of her eclectic outfits and wild antics, Lady Gaga thinks of herself as a homebody at heart.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026 While the title character’s thrill-seeking nature bares quite the contrast to Weaving’s homebody self, certain parallels may be drawn between them.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026 There was just something instantly novel and alluring about it, an unspoken cool fator that could inspire even the homiest homebody to plot out a grand overland adventure across murderous unimproved terrain.—New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homebody
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hermit
Noun
In this hilltop beyond the realm of agriculture, the hermit has installed himself, wearing goatskins and stinking of musk.
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Max Norman,
Harpers Magazine,
22 Sep. 2026
Late in the novel, Noa, Nicole, and their newfound compatriots get into a van with a group of musical hermits who have fled to the mountains to escape the violence of Ecuadorian society.