shut up

Example Sentences

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“No, Powell and Quarles had the wheel, and the supervisors were in the back seat and were being told to shut up like kids on a vacation.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We have no choice but to shut up and put up with the mistreatment if we want to earn the day’s pay.”

From Los Angeles Times

What you see with just about every away performance by Cyprus is they will be very rigid, very defensive, very cagey - they'll try as much as they can to shut up shop.

From BBC

The court heard the defendant told officers he grabbed the victim by the throat, told her to shut up and that she needed to calm down.

From BBC

“Overall, I’ve learned a lot about when to speak and when to shut up.”

From Los Angeles Times