Sentence examples for closed-off space from inspiring English sources

In a protest, police will occasionally close off side streets and funnel people into a closed-off space where they can be beaten or arrested.

Something interrupts the flow of pedestrians — a blocked exit, say, while an escalator continues to feed people into a closed-off space.

Something interrupts the flow of pedestrians a blocked exit, say, while an escalator continues to feed people into a closed-off space.

The Republicans "closed off space exports," he added in an interview this month.

Panels slide to open and close off space at will.

In the 1970's and 80's his canvases tended to be dominated by burly, squarish shapes that sometimes seemed to close off space or plummet through it.

The Weizhiming Centre was also raided, said CHRD, adding: "The detentions and raids on NGO offices come at a time when the Chinese government is introducing strong measures, including a draft law to restrict the funding and the operations of foreign NGOs inside China, to further close off space for NGOs to function".

If social media's got you feeling super worthless, store your phone and/or computer in a closed off space and unplug for a couple hours.

Golf courses are not really "public". They are highly restrictive and effectively close off space to the few who play golf and can afford it.

And space weapons can create an enormous, possibly self-propagating, amount of debris that could close off space to humans for a long time.

Pinto Veiga, the shopping mall president, says it's not the concern of the industry if the malls end up closing off space, or picking up slack in communities where the government should be providing services.