shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
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Examples of shut up in a Sentence
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
nothing I said would shut them up
Recent Examples on the Web
But sadly, in this current climate, some of the very people best and most excited to step up and help are being told to shut up and sit down.
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Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
At least some Jets fans wish Mr. Rodgers would just shut up and play.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
At least some Jets fans wish Mr. Rodgers would just shut up and play.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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