closed season
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"The boats are available until Easter basically, because it is our closed season, and hopefully by then something will have been sorted for them," said Ms Edwards.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Still another proposal calls for a closed season on conch.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
A summer of upheaval awaits at Chelsea, whether Terry is retained or not, and a number of players will surely be moving on in the closed season.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2016
While on patrol July 31, authorities say agents found three shrimp boats using skimmer nets during the closed season.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2015
In recent years there have been few beaver-skins, a closed season of several years giving the little rodents a chance to multiply.
From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut
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