How to Use off-limits in a Sentence

off-limits

adjective
  • No genre of artistry was deemed off-limits for Bennett.
    — Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 22 July 2023
  • Is there anything that’s off-limits for you two to talk about in public?
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Anything that goes awry is in the past and thus off-limits for discussion.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • At the order of the City and County, burn areas remain off-limits.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But many of the ways that colleges considered race are now off-limits.
    — Nick Anderson and Susan Svrluga, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • Even so, some features on the Mac were still deemed off-limits for a mobile device.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 June 2024
  • Jauron was then informed the team had made Bream off-limits to media.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Swimming in the Seine has, with some exceptions, been off-limits since 1923.
    — John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Harry then went up to the office Derek kept strictly off-limits.
    — Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • His team is currently building a new set inside the prison chapel but that’s off-limits to us for now.
    — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • True to its name, La Casa de la Playa feels like your own private beach house; there were very few off-limits areas.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Brosnan’s alleged choice to walk in an off-limits area has left many puzzled.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The grand staircase, once off-limits, now a portal to the newly public second floor.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
  • What was once off-limits is now a major revenue producer for the NFL.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2023
  • Two-thirds of the rugged Sierra is inaccessible or off-limits to logging, so fire will have to do much of the work.
    — Brian Melley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Designating the formal rooms as off-limits is much like storing the fine china out of sight and out of use.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
  • And many of us have several shows or movies that are totally off-limits.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The same person said the contract does not count digital or streaming projects as off-limits.
    — Jeremy Barr, Faiz Siddiqui and Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
  • Despite the shift, some areas of the Capitol remain off-limits to sneakers, including the lobby to the U.S. House floor.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 26 July 2023
  • Both are located south of the capital, which has become off-limits to most Haitians.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
  • Which begs the question: Why are the hills around a megacity off-limits to new development?
    — Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The small but mighty vessel can venture into waters that are off-limits to larger ships.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Haven's housing, a short walk from the main hub, is still off-limits to anyone but staff members and residents to keep that space private.
    — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 24 May 2023
  • Graveyards have not been totally off-limits in past eras.
    — Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Zuberi had deemed the garage where the cell was located off-limits to his family, Reynolds alleges.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • What’s off-limits when a government understands its mandate as a fight for the survival of the human race?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The canyon and parking areas are now completely off-limits.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What had once been an absolutely off-limits, taboo offense was not just okay, but cool.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
  • During the trial for the remaining charges, Natalia cannot be referred to as a child or an adult, and the topic of her re-aging is also off-limits.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The conclave will take place in the Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and will remain off-limits until the conclave is completed.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025

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