sealed off
Example Sentences
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With the sun setting, he leads his team into a hardscrabble neighbourhood where windows are sealed off behind metal grills, and lips are sealed by fear.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
French-American land forces converged on an entrenched British army in southeastern Virginia, as a French fleet swatted away a royal navy relief squadron and sealed off the Chesapeake Bay escape route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The events took place in midtown Manhattan, a few blocks from the famous sports arena hosting the Finals, which was sealed off for the game by a large police presence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
In several cases, these concretions sealed off the interior lining, preserving pieces of fabric that would normally have decayed long ago.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I had a few minutes, so I ran through the aerobrake lockdown checklist for the reactor room. Everything's ready for acceleration and the compartment's sealed off."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
