off-limits

Example Sentences

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But for investors, Russian gas companies are probably off-limits.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“When money feels like an off-limits topic to kids, they might fill in the gaps themselves, and not always accurately.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Natural England says that in many places, new rights of access have opened land that was previously off-limits to the public - including beaches, dunes and cliff-tops between the path and the sea.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

They would also check and update the “no-strike list,” which names civilian targets such as schools and hospitals that are strictly off-limits.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Dad had just told me, the year before, about Mom’s old job at Joe’s and had made it clear that Charlie Kahn was off-limits to me as a boyfriend.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King