off-limits

Example Sentences

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Watching Rex Reed from my father’s off-limits black leather chair in the living room as my mother ironed was an uncomfortable experience for me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“When money feels like an off-limits topic to kids, they might fill in the gaps themselves, and not always accurately.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Natural England says that in many places, new rights of access have opened land that was previously off-limits to the public - including beaches, dunes and cliff-tops between the path and the sea.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Polymarket, whose platform is currently off-limits to U.S. users but can be accessed by anyone with a VPN, plans to release the domestically-regulated version of its app this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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