close the door on

Example Sentences

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The latest agreement does not close the door on AI, but it does introduce new protections.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“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

Kalybriah said she wouldn’t close the door on a future with Edmond, so have they given their relationship another shot since filming wrapped?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 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

I close the door on the bellowing choir.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari