Israeli tanks and armored vehicles maintain a tight cordon around both towns.

Marines drew a tight cordon around the city, but faced a persistent armed resistance.

The soldiers were standing in a tight cordon; if they fired, they would wipe each other out.

Thanks to the large area covered by the Southlake Hotel, the police had been unable to form a tight cordon.

The guards held a tight cordon around the place.

The government had a tight little cordon around my room.

Let's get a tighter cordon around the parts of the Palace where the girl might be.

I think, in that way, we'll have a pretty tight cordon established.

But the tight cordon placed around this city seems to have been too much for him.

Zombies formed a tight cordon about him as they watched.