off-limits

Example Sentences

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But some things were off limits for AI, including Kingsley’s performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

However, actor likenesses and voices were still off limits, and Sora’s usage has flatlined since then.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

It is a significant change from the days when most meetings between young people were carefully managed by relatives with an eye to marriage, and any form of premarital romantic relations was off limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Team events such as ice hockey and curling remain off limits.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Ellsberg disregarded that stamp on documents all the time, but in this case, his boss warned, the papers really were off limits.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin