cordon
Example Sentences
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On Friday, police pulled back a cordon around the bar, allowing passersby to see it up close.
A large cordon is in place along the seafront and the operation involves more than 100 members of the emergency services.
From BBC
On Friday, groups of tearful families and teenagers gathered near the police cordon around the bar.
From BBC
Two police officers stood guard at the cordon.
From Barron's
People started waking up - some had their skis on - and they all just came up against the cordon and asked what was going on.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
