Example Sentences

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In recent weeks the city had quarantined certain compounds.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022

More than a month earlier, Chinese authorities had quarantined the 11 million residents of Wuhan, where Covid-19 was first detected.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2020

In fact, Chakraborty and Saha were the only travelers I met who said they had quarantined.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2020

Qaiser, speaker of the National Assembly, announced Thursday on Twitter that he had quarantined himself at home.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2020

Sam Amidon as attorney for Simmons proposed a return to the writ, and filed a false certificate from Dr. Shults, president of the Board of Health, stating that Board had quarantined the jail.

From The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Nation, Carry Amelia