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Examples of seal off in a Sentence
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The driver's sedan then continued into an intersection that had been sealed off by officials, as Biden was visiting his campaign headquarters at the time, police said, with a Secret Service spokesman adding that the incident was not a threat to the president, per the AP.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
Cavities that cannot be sealed off can be filled with expandable foam to make the area smaller and less favorable as a nesting site.
—Leah Taylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024
On the perimeter, the Zags challenged jumpers, sealed off passing lanes and held the Cowboys to 1-of-10 shooting from behind the line.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Intense fighting in the area means the hospital has been effectively sealed off that month.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
On Thursday in Hualien city, the area around the Uranus Building was sealed off, while construction workers tried to prevent the leaning structure from toppling completely.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc.
—Raf Casert, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
There, operable windows replace the old curtain wall that sealed off employees from the temptations of the outside world.
—Curbed, 24 Jan. 2024
This performance is not surprising given the on-ear design, which does not encircle and seal off your ears.
—PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
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“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
seal off
verb
: to close tightly
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