fence off
Example Sentences
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In the 1950s, India approved a semiautonomous status for Jammu and Kashmir in its national constitution, allowing the state to establish its own laws and fence off its land from outsider settlers.
From Slate • May 14, 2025
Because they’re seedless, you need buds to grow new trees, and soon so many people were trying to steal “just one” from the Tibbetses’ trees that they had to fence off their yard.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
He was quick to sweep the spinners, thumping a reverse to the fence off Zampa, and peppered the short leg-side boundary when Australia tried to unsettle him with short stuff.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Instead of the lengthy process currently in place, in which city officials go through the Department of Construction and Inspections, the chief could choose to fence off, reinforce or tear down a building.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
"So you could tell me about the old stone fence off Lenox? A big dog jumped up, right, honey?"
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
