shut out
Example Sentences
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Rowling, launches today with the goal of publishing writers whose ideas and subject matter he believes have been shut out of mainstream publishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Chargers are 10-2 and have shut out five opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"For Chinese companies increasingly shut out of Western exchanges, Hong Kong is fast becoming the only realistic path to market," Deglise-Favre said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said "young British people are being shut out of entry level jobs and our whole economy is being undermined".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In a month, those leaves would shut out the sky, but now the sun came through and brushed streaks of gold across the sidewalks, the street, the talking women, and the playing children.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
