close off

phrasal verb

closed off; closing off; closes off

: to not allow (something) to be used for a period of time : close

The city closed off the beach to tourists.

Half of the museum was closed off while they made the changes.

—sometimes used figuratively

He closes himself off to new experiences.

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The city plans to roll out soon a longer-term solution toward calming downtown nightlife: Ending the long tradition of closing off Orange Avenue to traffic on weekend nights and instead allowing vehicles to drive on its southbound lanes. —

Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 Police were investigating a deadly crash Monday night between a semi-truck and a car that closed off traffic on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix, officials said Tuesday. —

Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024 Trump’s support closed off any chance that conservative Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), who lost to Tester in 2018, might have had to win the nomination himself. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 Aerial video showed investigators examining the remains as a section of the beach was closed off. —

Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for close off