Sentence examples for formed a cordon around from inspiring English sources

Dump trucks formed a cordon around City Hall in Baltimore.

The police formed a cordon around the march and followed in four blue and white buses.

Around 150 police officers have already put up barricades and formed a cordon around the plaza.

Riot police had formed a cordon around the south end of the road.

Riot police officers formed a cordon around the mosque, but the protest ended after several hours without significant violence.

USA Wrestling officials and Olympic volunteers formed a cordon around the 119-pound wrestler and urged onlookers to leave, but the sight of such despair only drew more.

They took up positions to form a cordon around the restaurant.

The indiscipline and chaos of the last two days have been replaced by the robust presence of former riot policemen who now form a cordon around the central area of the crash site.

The soldiers had formed a cordon to hold them back.

The Egyptian police formed a cordon that kept Gazans from straying too far into the country.

The people formed a cordon and insisted nothing leave the building.