shutting

Example Sentences

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He can be seen walking up to a parked patrol vehicle outside the station, getting into the back and shutting the door behind him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Neighbouring Uganda, which has recorded one death confirmed to be from Ebola and six additional cases, announced it was shutting its border with the DRC with immediate effect.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Historian Swapna Liddle acknowledged the club's elitist origins, but said she would have preferred efforts to reform the institution rather than shutting it down.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Kuwait has stopped exporting nearly 2 million barrels a day, depriving the world of around 2% of its daily needs, and shutting off the country’s main income source.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Fischer was as dominant against Larsen as he’d been against Taimanov: He annihilated the Dane, shutting him out and winning every game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady