off-limits
Example Sentences
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“We discussed what was off-limits and what wasn’t,” says Beracasa Beckman, whose home was also featured in Architectural Digest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
He’s watched movies about parents who have lost children and then kept their bedroom off-limits, preserved just as it was the day they died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"For too long, outdated restrictions have kept tens of millions of forested acres off-limits to the very treatments that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk to our communities."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The couch in the living room was off-limits and only for Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter’s rare client meetings at home, and the couch in the den was way uncomfortable.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
