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The room by the grand main entrance on the parlor level became Hershon’s office, and an overflow of books sealed off the door itself — which had never been used much anyway.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026 Officers had sealed off the area to vehicles and pedestrians.—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Sundlin said that no decision has been made yet on the exterior of the boiler building — which will be preserved and sealed off from the turbine hall until plans for its development are finalized.—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026 Federal officials plan to seal off the border in a remote stretch of desert where endangered bighorn sheep have long crossed between Mexico and California.—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seal off