How to Use off-limits in a Sentence

off-limits

adjective

• No genre of artistry was deemed off-limits for Bennett.
  — Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 22 July 2023
• Is there anything that’s off-limits for you two to talk about in public?
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
• Anything that goes awry is in the past and thus off-limits for discussion.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• But many of the ways that colleges considered race are now off-limits.
  — Nick Anderson and Susan Svrluga, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
• Even so, some features on the Mac were still deemed off-limits for a mobile device.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
• Jauron was then informed the team had made Bream off-limits to media.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
• Swimming in the Seine has, with some exceptions, been off-limits since 1923.
  — John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
• Harry then went up to the office Derek kept strictly off-limits.
  — Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
• His team is currently building a new set inside the prison chapel but that’s off-limits to us for now.
  — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
• True to its name, La Casa de la Playa feels like your own private beach house; there were very few off-limits areas.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
• Brosnan’s alleged choice to walk in an off-limits area has left many puzzled.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• The grand staircase, once off-limits, now a portal to the newly public second floor.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
• What was once off-limits is now a major revenue producer for the NFL.
  — oregonlive, 27 July 2023
• Two-thirds of the rugged Sierra is inaccessible or off-limits to logging, so fire will have to do much of the work.
  — Brian Melley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
• And many of us have several shows or movies that are totally off-limits.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
• The same person said the contract does not count digital or streaming projects as off-limits.
  — Jeremy Barr, Faiz Siddiqui and Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
• Despite the shift, some areas of the Capitol remain off-limits to sneakers, including the lobby to the U.S. House floor.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 26 July 2023
• Both are located south of the capital, which has become off-limits to most Haitians.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
• The small but mighty vessel can venture into waters that are off-limits to larger ships.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
• Haven's housing, a short walk from the main hub, is still off-limits to anyone but staff members and residents to keep that space private.
  — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
• Graveyards have not been totally off-limits in past eras.
  — Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
• Zuberi had deemed the garage where the cell was located off-limits to his family, Reynolds alleges.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
• The canyon and parking areas are now completely off-limits.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Roosts, though, pose a problem, often because the roosts themselves will be within the city limits and thus, off-limits to any type of hunting.
  — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
• And the upstairs, where Jodi roamed, was completely off-limits.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
• Ivory, cream, and white are still off-limits, though, unless the bride specifically requests it.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
• The ships are fast, stable and can go into shallow water that’s off-limits to bigger, heavier ships.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
• The Queen frontman was known for his exuberant style, but his iconic garb has been mostly off-limits to the public.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
• To hear Bondi describe it, the state’s DMV data is completely off-limits to the federal government, but that’s just not true.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
• After an introductory interview with the media before spring training, he was declared off-limits when the early reviews of his performance trickled in.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025