close the door on

Example Sentences

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“It doesn’t close the door on the easing cycle, but it will be stop-start, and the timing of the next move may depend on an improvement in the inflation outlook.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

A review by another fiscal in 2010 seemed to close the door on the case, telling Fiona: "There is no realistic prospect of us being able to take any action at any time."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Felix, which could be decided any day, may close the door on the postmortem reckoning, leaving the Constitution as a distant echo.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2025

Roberts didn’t completely close the door on Betts playing occasionally in right field.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

“I don’t eat cookies,” he said, and was about to close the door on them when Matthew stuck his foot in the way and held the door open.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman