roped off

Example Sentences

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Officials have asked for beachgoers to avoid the slide area, which is roped off, while the city’s building division and a geologist evaluate the damage and the bluff’s integrity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

If it’s possible, a significant chunk of the town is roped off.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

They found that the parking lot was roped off — an equestrian competition was underway.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Musk was just trying to make some subscription money—and I should disclose with embarrassment that he finally got my $8 a few weeks ago, when he roped off the power-user column interface once called TweetDeck.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

He didn’t seem to notice I was roped off either.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson