seal off

Example Sentences

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And it exposes something deeper about how the law handles its most final punishment: its willingness to seal off inquiry precisely when the stakes are highest.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

Police used barricades and razor wire to seal off major roads - especially those leading to State House and parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

If results find contamination, homeowners will probably be left to pay for additional soil removal or other methods to seal off contaminated areas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Were telomerase to seal off a broken strand of DNA with a telomere, it would prevent further repair of that break and delete essential genes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

We’ll seal off everything except the upper storage room and the tunnels leading in the front and out the back.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien