shut out

Example Sentences

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But as the middle-class splinters along generational lines, other political experts warn that many ordinary Angelenos feel increasingly shut out of L.A. politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Some 11 million barrels of oil per day are thus shut out from the market, according to the International Energy Agency.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The war has also left airlines largely shut out of critical airspace corridors in the Middle East that offer the quickest connections between Europe and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The arrangement appears to be generous, but it could shut out her sons if she dies first.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But equally, without exception, so that no one felt shut out by some irrelevant mischance of birth.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld