shut out

Example Sentences

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After proving herself wrong, she has gone on to write a book partly about her experiences entitled My Body is a Meadow, about reclaiming the natural world for all who feel shut out from it.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Norco will start Jordan Ayala, who shut out Orange Lutheran in the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

While you’ve been shut out, they have made aircraft carrier-loads of money, and that’s just wrong.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The country has been shut out of global markets since 2017, and it will seek a reorganization as relations with the U.S. thaw.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

They were like medieval kings and queens in their moated castles, wanting to lift the drawbridge and shut out every possible threat.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix