close off
phrasal 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 figurativelyHe closes himself off to new experiences.
Examples of close off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Massachusetts Avenue, which runs in front of MIT, was closed off, diverting city buses on one of busiest local routes between Boston and Cambridge around the protest.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Executives from other smaller search engines, like DuckDuckGo and Neeva also testified that Google's exclusive deals closed off their potential to gain market share.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 May 2024
And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too—brilliant, beautiful, closed off.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
Some display areas are closed off for repairs, and big niches that once held priceless artworks are starkly blank.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The boiler room, with its old mechanics still in evidence, is usually closed off to the public, except for special events.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
No caution tape closed off the patio outside the bar.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Today, only the two bedrooms are closed off from the rest of the house.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Executives from other smaller search engines, like DuckDuckGo and Neeva also testified that Google's exclusive deals closed off their potential to gain market share.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 May 2024
And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too—brilliant, beautiful, closed off.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
Some display areas are closed off for repairs, and big niches that once held priceless artworks are starkly blank.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The boiler room, with its old mechanics still in evidence, is usually closed off to the public, except for special events.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
No caution tape closed off the patio outside the bar.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Today, only the two bedrooms are closed off from the rest of the house.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Close off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20off. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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