shut out

Example Sentences

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Norco will start Jordan Ayala, who shut out Orange Lutheran in the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Some 11 million barrels of oil per day are thus shut out from the market, according to the International Energy Agency.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The arrangement appears to be generous, but it could shut out her sons if she dies first.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Asian refiners, shut out of Middle Eastern supply, are bidding aggressively for every available Atlantic Basin barrel,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe they wanted to shut out what happened to you, but that doesn’t mean they should have made me shut it out, too.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy