shut

Example Sentences

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Later they insisted that it was just human traffickers angry at the government's efforts to shut down their activities.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Novelis aluminum-rolling plant in Oswego, N.Y., will restart production Wednesday, nine months after a fire shut production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As these proteins disappear, homologous recombination is effectively shut down.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But before they could move forward, Blanche’s office shut it down.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

I squeeze them shut the way you do when you’re not sure whether you’re awake or dreaming and you hope that when you open your eyes it will be dark and you’ll be in bed.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse