shut in
Example Sentences
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Middle Eastern countries have shut in over 11 million barrels of daily oil production, and 20% of global oil flow is halted.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Its key patron, China, gets less than 2 millions barrels a day from Tehran—and 9 million from other Gulf countries currently shut in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
She said she had been able to buy basic goods, such as bread, flour and sugar, from a shop inside the facility, although it has been shut in recent days.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Related to the work of restoring facilities is the work of restarting production wells that may have been shut in during the conflict as exports slowed to a trickle.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
He was standing on tiptoe, fists clenched, eyes squeezed shut in his red face, sucking in a huge breath.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
