cordon

Example Sentences

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A cordon will remain around the scene of a major fire at a historic mill in Staffordshire over the coming days while the site is made safe.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Security is expected to again be heightened for the hearing, with a security cordon of steel imposed around the downtown courthouse for his first appearance in January.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Tributes were placed near the scene on Sunday, including flowers and a toy animal, after the cordon was lifted.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Members of the public were seen shouting at him and the police extended their cordon to move them further back.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Then he strode through the cordon of officials and began to pass the athletes, separated from them by a rope line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown