Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

cordon

[kawr-dn] / ˈkɔr dn /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A police cordon has been put in place on Haslar Road in Gosport, where the atmosphere at the protest mostly remained peaceful.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

No arrests have been made and a police cordon remains in place in Braybrook Street.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

As armed guards maintained a cordon around a nearby village, Washington questioned the decision to release on bail five men arrested near the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Around 85 households were evacuated from the village early Sunday, and had to stay elsewhere overnight as a police cordon remained in place around the Whelford on Monday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He read again: Immediately a cordon of five thousand police, augmented by more than three thousand volunteers, was thrown about the Black Belt.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

At the scene, several police cordons were deployed at various locations inside and outside the station, according to images published by local media.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

By Monday crowds of people had gathered at the edges of the cordons around the Union Corner site.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Large crowds gathered at the edge of cordons on Renfield Street and Gordon Street to watch the fire, as emergency services urged people to stay away.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

In cold districts the finer sorts of apples may be grown against walls as upright or oblique cordons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Restaurant owner Erlint Tsalai said he was awaiting an update from police after his business, The Souvlaki, was cordoned off.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Images from the scene showed parts of Renfield Street and West Regent Street were cordoned off, with a number of fire crews gathered outside both the Bistro and Maltman bars.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

She was waiting at the curb with a priority bag tag and wheeled my bag into the cordoned off Delta One check-in area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Our area is cordoned off with a silky twisted scarlet rope, like the kind they used to have in movie theaters to restrain the customers.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Security was tight for the visit, with Berlin cordoning off flag-lined streets and deploying large numbers of police.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Some even made pilgrimages to the isolated ranch, hovering outside yellow and red police tape cordoning off the site.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025

Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024

Israeli television channels showed police cordoning off the area as emergency personnel helped the injured and a helicopter hovered above.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024




Vocabulary lists containing cordon


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training