shut

Example Sentences

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Shut it down, and a great blow will be struck for human freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Shut out by motion picture academy voters, the musical sequel could only manage two nominations — costume design and hair and makeup — with BAFTA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

The Scottish star's film credits include Eyes Wide Shut, GoldenEye and Emma, as well as two absolute masterpieces of 1990s cinema - Spice World: The Movie and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the work of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and writer-director Kasi Lemmons, was the first opera by a Black composer or librettist to reach the Met stage.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

“My dear boy, I know so. Shut your eyes and we will be off.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White