close off

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.

Examples of close off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Voters rejected Proposition 40, but passed Proposition 42, closing off a potential source of money for the state. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026

Wednesday, police discovered a lock had been broken on a security door on the building’s 104th floor, which is closed off to the public and leads to the tip-top of the building, according to the criminal complaint. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026

Crews had closed off the beach in the immediate area surrounding the whale, which was severely underweight and showing signs of long-term illness, according to marine mammal experts. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

The ruling effectively closes off, at least at the trial-court level, the defense’s attempt to use the circumstances surrounding the holdout juror as the basis for preventing another prosecution. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for close off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff