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

Either way, the upshot is that significant levels of oil supply are getting out and that the Strait of Hormuz isn’t really closed off after all. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Construction of the ballroom began last July and has involved closing off access to the north side of the White House and Lafayette Park, which were previously open to the public. — Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

Fans whoping the cast remained as close off screen may be disappointed. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Earlier this year, local authorities had to close off trails to limit those going to photograph the Seceda mountain. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for close off

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