seal off

verb

sealed off; sealing off; seals off

transitive verb

: to close tightly

Examples of seal off in a Sentence

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Agents in fatigues leapt from armored trucks, sealing off nearby streets and diverting traffic. Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 July 2025 However, due to a massive fire at the Epsilon facility, the system malfunctioned and automatically deployed across the entire city of Hamburg, sealing off apartments and buildings with solid black brick walls. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 11 July 2025 The dual-chamber dirty/clean cube has a shocking 15-liter capacity and the dirty side seals off. Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 5 July 2025 According to the two people familiar with the DIA's classified report, the bombing sealed off the entrances to two of the three nuclear sites targeted in the attack but most of the damage was done to structures above ground, leaving the lower structures intact. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seal off

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seal off was in 1931

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“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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seal off

verb
: to close tightly
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