shut up

Example Sentences

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Though I wished he’d shut up and quit helping, he was right.

From Literature

He is the most boring human being I have ever met—as dull as thick mud—and he goes on and on until at last I yell at him to shut up.

From Literature

Cleveland’s largest newspaper, the Plain Dealer, usually supportive of spirit investigation, this time suggested that Benjamin’s spirit, “shut up until you have something to offer worth listening to.”

From Literature

"I remember him smashing his hands down on the table and saying, 'Will you shut up'. But Jurgen was great, I had a great relationship with him."

From BBC

He went quiet, and I wondered if I should have shut up after all.

From Literature