cordon
Example Sentences
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Security is expected to again be heightened for the hearing, with a security cordon of steel imposed around the downtown courthouse for his first appearance in January.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
A guarded police cordon was set up on Great Peter Street, just off Horseferry Road, following the incident, and forensics officers also attended the scene.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
They would form a cordon, hold the crowd back for a few minutes.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
But, still the military placed an armed cordon around the hospital in case of attack.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The mass returns quickly, filling in the spaces on each side of the narrow cordon of police.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
