shuts out
Example Sentences
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It is closed to social housing and newbuilds - which many argue shuts out the very people most exposed.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
One view is that flow might be a state of highly focused concentration or hyperfocus that shuts out extraneous thoughts and other distractions to enable superior performance on a task.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
By holding the news conference in Japan, it shuts out a host of U.S. outlets that did not make the trip to cover the summit of leaders from the top economies.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
And while his recollections are pervaded by considerations of manliness, he never shuts out other genders or ways of being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
She looked like a little kid playing hide-and-seek, a kid who thinks that just because she shuts out the world, she can’t be seen.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
