rope off
phrasal verb
roped off; roping off; ropes off
: to separate (an area) from another area with rope
The police roped off the street for the summer festival.
Part of the exhibit had been roped off.
Examples of rope off in a Sentence
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Essentially, production roped off a public square, painted a yellow brick road on the ground, and dressed up former Bachelor contestants Kelsey and Daisy as very loose approximations of Elphaba and Galinda.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
On Tuesday morning his home was roped off by yellow police tape.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
The press was roped off until every player took their seat, and when the availability began, TV reporters and cameramen sprinted toward players for good positioning.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
On the inside, the station remains busy with rail travelers, though the wing including the shuttered Java Moon Café was roped off.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
On Tuesday morning his home was roped off by yellow police tape.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
The press was roped off until every player took their seat, and when the availability began, TV reporters and cameramen sprinted toward players for good positioning.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
On the inside, the station remains busy with rail travelers, though the wing including the shuttered Java Moon Café was roped off.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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“Rope off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rope%20off. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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