seal off

Example Sentences

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The luxurious hotel complex -- hard to access and therefore easy to seal off -- was proposed by Washington and Tehran as well as their Pakistani and Qatari mediators, Switzerland said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Schmidt said a proposed alternative had been to allow Deltopia to continue but to seal off Isla Vista to prevent out of towners from entering by using roadblocks and checkpoints.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

And it exposes something deeper about how the law handles its most final punishment: its willingness to seal off inquiry precisely when the stakes are highest.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

The first involved using the ink to seal off a section in a goat's heart.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

More security men were moving to seal off the exits, following orders from Mrs. Jones, while Alan Blunt looked on, for once in his life out of his depth.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz