cordon
Example Sentences
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Officers remained at the scene on Boxing Day, with a cordon shutting off the area to the public.
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His edge of the fifth ball just short of the slip cordon, followed by another edge for four, drew the loudest noise at the end of a crazy day.
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The force added that a cordon has been set up at the address and is likely to remain in place for the rest of Thursday and into Friday.
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A police cordon has been in place around Lime Close since Monday, with forensics teams working at the scene as officers carry out house-to-house inquiries.
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House-to-house inquiries are being carried out, with a police cordon in place.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
