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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Police and emergency officials sealed off traffic around the site, where twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass. ABC News, 26 May 2026 Sometimes a deep cavity close to a tooth’s nerve can be sealed off, a little like an Egyptian tomb, in an approach called selective caries removal. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin to transform, authorities seal off the entire facility. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026 Instead, doctors subjected them to an unwanted tubal ligation surgery, in which the fallopian tubes are sealed off to permanently prevent pregnancy. Kimberly Turner, The Conversation, 22 May 2026 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 1 Jun. 2026.

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seal off

verb
: to close tightly
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