shut up
Example Sentences
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River goes in there just hoping not to get fired, so that’s what makes him shut up and take a lot from Jackson Lamb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But regardless of the private enforceability issue, the court clearly wants everyone to shut up and pretend that Callais is business as usual.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Wanting Charlie Kirk to shut up wasn’t the same as wanting him dead.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Before joining The Beatles, he says he was practicing drums alone as a kid, and the neighbours complained, yelling at him to shut up.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
To which the father had snapped, "If you can't talk sense then shut up."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
