shut up

Example Sentences

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But regardless of the private enforceability issue, the court clearly wants everyone to shut up and pretend that Callais is business as usual.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Wanting Charlie Kirk to shut up wasn’t the same as wanting him dead.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

"I probably would have shut up in the press far earlier," he says with a chuckle.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Ms. Zenovich possesses the interviewer’s most valuable skill, knowing when to shut up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She was shut up; she could not speak; in those days there was no writing.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton