off-limits

Example Sentences

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During the early days of the Iran conflict, investors flocked to Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange off-limits to most U.S. customers, to trade crude-oil perpetual futures over the weekend, while traditional futures markets were closed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In another provision, computer use would be off-limits between classes and during lunch and recess.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Manish Chandi has been one of the few to regularly visit the small villages of the Nicobarese, which are off-limits except with special permission.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But its legendary waters are increasingly off-limits, fouled by sewage-tainted wastewater—as much as 30 million gallons a day—from neighboring Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

City police departments, like the LAPD, are also typically off-limits.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander