off-limits

Example Sentences

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A second-generation model is being built in another off-limits part of the facility.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In another provision, computer use would be off-limits between classes and during lunch and recess.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Manish Chandi has been one of the few to regularly visit the small villages of the Nicobarese, which are off-limits except with special permission.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But its legendary waters are increasingly off-limits, fouled by sewage-tainted wastewater—as much as 30 million gallons a day—from neighboring Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The other food—sliced turkey, ham, roast beef, and salami, a big tub of tuna salad, and meatballs in a plug-in pot—was off-limits.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead