Example Sentences
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Secrecy surrounding the event is so tight that the reported venue has been cordoned off with privacy tents, tarps and barricades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
That week, downtown Seattle was cordoned off because protestors had taken over the streets surrounding the convention center, and some activists had broken the windows of a Starbucks nearby.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Jonathan’s lawyers said the footprint is inadmissible because the path was “never cordoned off and therefore contaminated,” making the mark “unsuitable as the subject of forensic-scientific examination.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Police cordoned off access to the White House and National Guard troops blocked an AFP reporter from entering the area in downtown Washington.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
It’s still cordoned off but apparently they have a hard time keeping out the usual vultures—small boys hunting for RAF souvenirs!
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
