Learn · Sentences Explaining an Emergency Situation

The police cordoned off the area to keep people away from the emergency site.

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Sentence

Narrator

The police cordoned off the area to keep people away from the emergency site.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting News

Police cordoned off the area following the incident.

Describing an Event

To ensure public safety, the police cordoned off the entire block.

Giving Instructions

Please stay behind the police cordon; the area is unsafe.

Explaining a Procedure

The area was cordoned off as part of the emergency response protocol.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The police established a security perimeter around the emergency site.

Casual

The cops blocked off the area to keep people away from the accident.

Simpler English

Police closed off the area near the emergency.

Phrases to learn

cordoned off

To prevent access to an area by placing a barrier around it.

keep people away

To prevent people from approaching or entering a place.