Examples of seal off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Ostensibly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea imposed the harshest lockdowns on the planet; even its diplomats were sealed off from foreign contact.
—
John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Elise sealed off the basement entirely, leaving her own child to die.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The former Probation Department lot offers a hideaway bounded by Crenshaw and Obama boulevards and the Expo Line and is sealed off from a row of apartment buildings to its west by a tall wall and shrubbery.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Currently in production and slated for a 2026 release, the action thriller depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seal off
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Elise sealed off the basement entirely, leaving her own child to die.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The former Probation Department lot offers a hideaway bounded by Crenshaw and Obama boulevards and the Expo Line and is sealed off from a row of apartment buildings to its west by a tall wall and shrubbery.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Currently in production and slated for a 2026 release, the action thriller depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seal off
Cite this Entry
“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share