off-limits

Example Sentences

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Mecca, nestled in Saudi Arabia’s western mountains, is within range of Iranian missiles and drones, but it is far from the locus of fighting in the Persian Gulf and generally considered off-limits by the belligerents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Trading on Hyperliquid and Trade.xyz is currently off-limits to investors based in the U.S. for regulatory reasons.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

That applied to observers who deigned to take photographs of the case's famous players in the courthouse and lawyers who pushed their questions into territory the judge had previously made clear were off-limits.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In an extraordinary scene, the two presidents sparred on national television about the usually off-limits subjects of human rights and the Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Which meant it was off-limits to me, at least for the time being.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English