shut down
Example Sentences
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The pandemic has shut down all high school sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Roberts said he didn’t know exactly how long Díaz would be shut down from throwing, but he estimated that it probably would be only a couple of days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jake Paul and Lele Pons are two of those who made their names on the platform before it was shut down by its owner Twitter in 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Andrea, a 32-year-old mother who declined to give her surname because she felt ashamed of her predicament, tried to reinvent herself by starting a catering business after the stationary shop where she worked shut down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The subway was shut down, so we stalked the street, searching for an available cab.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
