off-limits

Example Sentences

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“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

The topic of “taking work away from lawyers” was off-limits for a recent project promoting an e-legal review product, he said, so he focused on how it augmented employees’ work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

The bus station was no longer safe; it was off-limits.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole