How to Use close the door in a Sentence

close the door

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• Frieson then appears, drags her by the arm, and closes the door.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
• Debbie has closed the door on her work as an attorney, and Judith doesn’t begrudge her choices.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
• But England quickly closed the door on France with a beautiful goal from Bellingham in the 98th minute to again take a two-goal lead on its way to the win.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
• After an Austin bucket to cut the Valkyries’ advantage to four, Williams closed the door on Washington with a deep 3-pointer to seal the win.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
• The videos, which do not include audio, show Pigram opening a security door to allow officers behind the counter and then apparently trying to push the officers back out in a hallway and attempting to close the door.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 July 2026
• Fidelity and its subsidiary, Fidelity Brokerage Services agreed to the deal on May 13, closing the door on a lawsuit alleging the investment giant failed to both adequately prevent a cyberattack and alert members to its existence after the fact.
  — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026
• Instead of closing the door on his dream, Nolan pivoted to studying English literature at University College London, a decision he has since been credited with strengthening his screenwriting and deepening his understanding of language and metaphor.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 July 2026