cordoned off
Example Sentences
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Restaurant owner Erlint Tsalai said he was awaiting an update from police after his business, The Souvlaki, was cordoned off.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hundreds of police, some wielding sticks, were deployed near Shifa International Hospital in the capital Islamabad, with roads leading to the clinic cordoned off.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Plainclothes officers cordoned off Zhu’s ancestral home in the landlocked Hunan province and turned away visitors who came to lay flowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Our area is cordoned off with a silky twisted scarlet rope, like the kind they used to have in movie theaters to restrain the customers.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
