shutting

Example Sentences

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Neighbouring Uganda, which has recorded one death confirmed to be from Ebola and six additional cases, announced it was shutting its border with the DRC with immediate effect.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

If the temperature remains constant, they’re going to consider shutting down the secondary water supply.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Historian Swapna Liddle acknowledged the club's elitist origins, but said she would have preferred efforts to reform the institution rather than shutting it down.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“They started filming already,” Erlan whispered, shutting his bedroom door.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff