section off
phrasal verb
sectioned off; sectioning off; sections off
: to separate (an area) from a larger area
Part of the field was sectioned off for parking.
Examples of section off in a Sentence
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The two wingers cover the top halves of each circle up to the blue line, while defensemen section off their own areas down low on either side of the net.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After getting cut, Duggar's hair was sectioned off so the stylist could place her hair in foils to pull out the highlights.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The background is made up of dark green, white and chartreuse, sectioned off by chevron or arrow shapes.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
The area can either be sectioned off to make a veranda or opened up to make a larger room if the weather is inclement.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than pushing her whole head of hair back, the Olympic gymnast sectioned off her front pieces and spun them into a clean swirl above her right eyebrow.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
But pull the top section off, and the shaft spiders out to become a table fan, too.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
Video from inside the cat house obtained by Fox News Digital shows squalid conditions, with five cramped, makeshift rooms sectioned off by wooden panels and shower curtains with just enough room to fit a bed in every one of them.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Hours before the hearing was scheduled to start, reporters and onlookers, sectioned off in the hallway, lined the fourth floor of the courthouse, waiting to enter.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After getting cut, Duggar's hair was sectioned off so the stylist could place her hair in foils to pull out the highlights.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The background is made up of dark green, white and chartreuse, sectioned off by chevron or arrow shapes.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
The area can either be sectioned off to make a veranda or opened up to make a larger room if the weather is inclement.
—Michele Robson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than pushing her whole head of hair back, the Olympic gymnast sectioned off her front pieces and spun them into a clean swirl above her right eyebrow.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
But pull the top section off, and the shaft spiders out to become a table fan, too.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
Video from inside the cat house obtained by Fox News Digital shows squalid conditions, with five cramped, makeshift rooms sectioned off by wooden panels and shower curtains with just enough room to fit a bed in every one of them.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Hours before the hearing was scheduled to start, reporters and onlookers, sectioned off in the hallway, lined the fourth floor of the courthouse, waiting to enter.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
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“Section off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/section%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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