seal off
Example Sentences
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Working with Ukrainian authorities, the team from Gloucestershire aims to teach farmers how to seal off areas that are highly contaminated.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Others questioned whether the Forest Service has the means to enforce such a closure — it’s pretty difficult to physically seal off a mountain.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
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
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
More security men were moving to seal off the exits, following orders from Mrs. Jones, while Alan Blunt looked on, for once in his life out of his depth.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
