fence off
Example Sentences
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Crowds became so frequent that Peter had to fence off the statue to stop people climbing on it.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
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
Radio astronomers are eager to fence off another area: the middle of the Moon’s far side, shielded by its bulk from the hectic radio noise of Earthbound transmitters.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 23, 2023
At World Championships, losing in the semifinals to either Ukraine or Russia, left to fence off for bronze.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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