shutter

Example Sentences

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She slowed her fast walking just a bit to let me catch up, and together we admired the redbrick buildings with their cheery white shutters and the bumpy cobblestone roads.

From Literature

Macy’s plans to shutter 14 locations nationwide, including two in California, in the coming months.

From Los Angeles Times

On 28 December, traders selling imported electronic goods in Tehran were jolted by the sudden currency collapse; they shuttered their shops, went on strike, and urged others in the bazaar to follow suit.

From BBC

The spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation and galloping hyperinflation, began on Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses.

From Barron's

The deep cuts have forced the agency to reduce aid and shutter services -- at a time when global displacement is surging.

From Barron's