shut out

Example Sentences

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He learned then that people who post extreme content often flock to new sites and flood the system until they are shut out and eventually move on to somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times

Or is the right limited to parents who inquire and object to being “shut out of participation in decisions involving their children’s mental health,” as the high court said in Mirabelli vs.

From Los Angeles Times

But this was a hurt that no blanket could shut out, and suddenly I was afraid of what Father would say.

From Literature

A Filipino nurse in Dubai who asked to be identified as Jane said she continues to report to work while trying to "emotionally shut out" the constant noise.

From Barron's

I squeezed my eyes to shut out the memory, then swept down the building’s front steps.

From Literature