How to Use close off in a Sentence

close off

phrasal verb

• There was a section of the deck that wasn’t closed off.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• Police closed off the block as paramedics tried to help the man who was shot.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024
• Sourced from the Corbel, French doors that date back to the 1800s close off the modern space.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 14 July 2023
• The area was closed off to traffic and pedestrians for most of the day.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• Today, only the two bedrooms are closed off from the rest of the house.
  — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
• Cops had closed off the downtown lanes, where the fire was, but cars still cruised uptown.
  — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• Today, the pit is closed off with a tall fence but free to the public for viewing.
  — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
• The venues will be controlled by the Secret Service and closed off to the public during the event.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
• Parks Canada then closed off the area where the bear attack occurred.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• The area was reportedly closed off to the public for most of the morning.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• Downtown streets will be closed off this weekend for the Taste of Cincinnati.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 May 2024
• But many soon found that a frustrating amount of the countryside was closed off to them.
  — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• As a precaution, the city is closing off the sidewalk and on-street parking in front of the building.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• It can be closed off from the dining area for more privacy or opened up to create a sense of flow.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
• Multiple roads have also been closed off due to the threat of landslides.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
• Some mower designs omit the plug and have a pivoting plate that closes off the deck.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• When his drives were closed off, Jackson often lobbed or dished to Jordan.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Alice and team closed off one door in the bathroom and replaced the windows with one simple wood window in the center of the wall.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
• The school has added locks to all doors in the brick building, which was built in 1945, and closed off areas affected by the violence.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Police closed off some roadways and local freeways amid the event.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
• Police closed off a section of Clearstream Terrace in Tarzana on Wednesday.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• Three pillars adorned with white flowers, crosses and pictures of each of the victims sit before the fence that closes off the store.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
• It was not specified how long the area would be closed off and the agency did not provide further details.
  — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
• To close off the carousel, Sab posted a pic standing in front of a little French cafe wearing denim short shorts and a red cropped Utah Utes t-shirt.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 17 July 2023
• Doctors there had closed off his right leg above the knee and amputated his left leg below it.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• When a well is no longer being used to pump oil and gas, it’s supposed to be closed off with cement in a process called capping or plugging.
  — Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 24 May 2024
• At most of these 21 and up pool areas, the entertainment options are closed off to children.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• Hallway doors were closed off to create a third bedroom, and closets were built throughout.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
• The space was closed off by plywood, pallets and metal campus picnic tables.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
• The city center is unusually quiet this morning, with the route that the Olympics opening ceremony will take closed off.
  — NBC News, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024