close the books

Example Sentences

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Pennsylvania state police were able to close the books on the 58 year old cold case of a 9-year-old girl named Marise Chiverella using DNA evidence pulled from her jacket.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022

With the reopening of Highway 1 at Mud Creek, Caltrans can close the books on damage inflicted upon this road by the winter storms of 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2018

“Our position is, don’t close the books on that until you fix this problem,” said Dave Roberts, a retired contractor in Schuylerville who’s helping create a heritage tourism center beside the canal.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2017

"We are pleased to have resolved this matter and close the books on this chapter of SAC-era litigation," Point72 spokesman Mark Herr said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2016

I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse