cordon
Example Sentences
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Traffic officers cordon off the sidewalk with yellow tape.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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
A guarded police cordon was set up on Great Peter Street, just off Horseferry Road, following the incident, and forensics officers also attended the scene.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Ten or twelve of us women got up and formed a cordon around our priest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
