forbidden ground
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In Poland, forbidden ground to foreign journalists since September 1939, the first year of Nazi stewardship resulted in two balance sheets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unfortunately, Trespasser Fergusson has been so conscious of the professional sanctity of the forbidden ground that he has removed his everyday shoes and trips it awkwardly in borrowed slippers.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not answer, and I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort, as though I had trespassed on forbidden ground.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
At last he had reached the goal of his undertaking—at last he stood upon the forbidden ground.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Mitford, Bertram
He and Pole had run away to see it, in days when shows were forbidden ground.
From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
