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Chemical warfare might be needed to control a serious invasion, but sealing off cracks and crevices that lead into your home, clearing debris and leaves from around your home, and keeping your lawn mowed will help.—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 Security was intense and the gathering area before the march was completely sealed off.—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for seal off