shut out
Example Sentences
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Priorities: Winston’s priorities for the district include ensuring colleges are a pathway to opportunity and good jobs, students can afford basic needs and people historically shut out of higher education are let in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Diplomats reached out to nations like Azerbaijan and Georgia, which also shut out Iran airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Miller called it a "clear win for local democracy and for every resident who refused to be shut out of a decision with profound consequences for our communities".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Rowling, launches today with the goal of publishing writers whose ideas and subject matter he believes have been shut out of mainstream publishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
They took her past thick, fringed draperies that shut out the light.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
