Explore Cordoning through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cordoning meaning
present participle and gerund of cordon
Using Cordoning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of cordon
- In the example corpus, cordoning often appears in combinations such as: cordoning off, the cordoning.
Context around Cordoning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cordoning
- In this selection, "cordoning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, erected, offices, strap, off and happened stand out and add context to how "cordoning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and are cordoning off places and and physically cordoning off the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cordoning" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cordoning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tape has also been erected cordoning the pub off with a number of traffic cones. (15 words)
It should not be about cordoning off the National Assembly, with the going there to take over. (17 words)
The cordoning was done without permission as his wife was still inside the house when the cordoning happened. (18 words)
They applied for an injunction requiring the gallery to prevent members of the public observing their flats by “cordoning off” parts of the platform or “erecting screening”, to stop what they said was a “relentless” invasion of their privacy. (39 words)
Officers then carried out an hours-long raid on the publication’s offices, cordoning off large sections of the newsroom and carting away containers full of confiscated material, as the newspaper’s staff live-streamed the proceedings. (37 words)
Accompanied by police officers, officials from the Investigative Committee searched the offices in Minsk, the capital, of three independent news outlets on Tuesday and Wednesday, cordoning them off while confiscating documents and computer hard drives. (35 words)
Example sentences (12)
The cordoning was done without permission as his wife was still inside the house when the cordoning happened.
They applied for an injunction requiring the gallery to prevent members of the public observing their flats by “cordoning off” parts of the platform or “erecting screening”, to stop what they said was a “relentless” invasion of their privacy.
Tape has also been erected cordoning the pub off with a number of traffic cones.
Officers then carried out an hours-long raid on the publication’s offices, cordoning off large sections of the newsroom and carting away containers full of confiscated material, as the newspaper’s staff live-streamed the proceedings.
The drivers now have been issued face masks and a shield, and there is a yellow strap cordoning off the rear of the bus from the front, which is reserved for people with disabilities.
Protests against Mr Trump are expected to take place in the city centre a mile away and beside a huge perimeter fence cordoning off the event.
When our correspondent arrived the scene at about 12 pm, another truck had been brought to evacuate the contents of the fallen tanker, while policemen were seen cordoning off the area to prevent casualties.
Accompanied by police officers, officials from the Investigative Committee searched the offices in Minsk, the capital, of three independent news outlets on Tuesday and Wednesday, cordoning them off while confiscating documents and computer hard drives.
Armed police swooped into the area after the incident was reported at 7:37 a.m., arresting the car driver and cordoning off streets surrounding the heart of Britain’s government.
British police have declared a "major incident" after two people were exposed to an unknown substance in the town, and are cordoning off places the people are known to have visited before falling ill.
It should not be about cordoning off the National Assembly, with the going there to take over.
To control the population harsh measures were proposed: bringing London under almost military control, and physically cordoning off the city with 120,000 troops to force people back to work.
Common combinations with cordoning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: