quarantine

Example Sentences

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But some U.S. officials argue it should be described as a “quarantine,” targeting shipping traffic deemed illegal but not halting other trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, fully enforcing a quarantine or blockade is difficult and could take time to have an impact, prolonging the standoff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then they tested what happens when different interventions - culling birds, quarantining close contacts and targeted vaccination - kicked in.

From BBC

Some Soviet ships decided to turn back before reaching the quarantine line, while others were stopped and searched by US forces but cleared to proceed to Cuba.

From Barron's

There were extenuating circumstances, however, such as the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the Whitecaps to split one season between sequesters in Canada and Portland, Ore., then start the next season quarantined in Utah.

From Los Angeles Times