sealed

She folded the letter crisply, slipped it inside an envelope, and sealed it with a drip of wax from a candle.

She sealed the envelope with wax, using the seal that had been a graduation gift from Miss Mortimer.

The game was effectively sealed in the opening quarter, as Oklahoma City poured in a franchise-record 49 points to take the game away from New Orleans.

The Italy coach was speaking on Friday, when goal difference meant their fate was effectively sealed before they played Norway.

After being held by Hungary and then stunned by Republic of Ireland last time out, Portugal sealed top spot in Group F at the third time of asking with a resounding win over bottom-side Armenia.