How to Use shut in a Sentence

shut

1 of 3 verb

• They plan to shut the factory by the end of the year.
• He shut his eyes and went to sleep.
• She shut the book loudly.
• The owner is shutting the pub for the weekend.
• The door shut slowly behind me.
• I accidentally shut the door on her fingers.
• So, some doors seem to still be shut.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
• If there are bad eggs, shut them down.
  — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Open it, get stuff done, shut it, done deal.
  — PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
• Our bullpen was able to come in, shut it down.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
• Gaping barn doors need to be shut.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
• Lyon was there to shut them all down.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
• The door clicked shut behind her.
  — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
• Some had eyes sealed shut with disease.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Its engine was off and its doors were shut.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
• Clothing stores have shut their doors.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
• The boy then ran into his room and shut the door.
  — Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
• The boy then ran into his room and shut the door.
  — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Her eyes are shut; her oxygen mask is still on.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• Their bullpen did a good job of shutting us down.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
• Countries that shut their doors and hide will lose.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• This isn’t about shutting doors.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
• Sometimes the best spin is to just keep your mouth shut.
  — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
• His hand fans out into a wave, then the door slams shut.
  — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
• One of them even said their window wouldn’t shut all the way.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
• Democrats feared their crowded field might shut them out of runoff.
  — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
• And then the head of the studio saw the dailies and shut it down.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
• Then his mouth clamped shut above his hard little set-back chin.
  — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
• The Trumps want to shut people up.
  — Graph Massara, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
• If a friend pushes for more than feels fair, don’t shut them out.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026

shut

2 of 3 adjective

• Check to make sure that all the windows are shut.
• She listened to the music with her eyes shut.
• The couple's home has holes in walls and a door that won't stay shut.
  — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 10 June 2026
• So the idea that this is some open and shut case that's no longer worth discussing is ridiculous.
  — Jack Moore, GQ, 27 July 2017
• When the commander gives the sign, the massive train doors are cranked shut.
  — New York Times, 18 May 2021
• Glass window clips can also be used to ensure your windows stay shut.
  — Taylor Eisenhauer, Southern Living, 30 June 2020
• As schools remain shut, millions of women have had to leave the workforce.
  — World Economic Forum, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
• Restaurants and hotels remain shut and cafes once packed with tourists sit empty.
  — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2020
• And luckily, there's a few things passengers can do to catch some shut eye.
  — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
• While most parks will be re-opening, some may remain shut due to prescheduled closures.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
• That was tantamount to ordering middle and high schools for girls to stay shut.
  — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
• Some parents also face child care problems because their kids' schools remain shut.
  — John Phelan, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
• Abbott has said that unless Texas gets below that number, bars are likely to stay shut.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2020
• Schools remained shut and two former chief ministers of the state were arrested.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019
• But even if everything James Comey says is true, is an obstruction case open and shut?
  — Danny Cevallos, CNN, 8 June 2017
• The school remained closed on Tuesday and will possibly stay shut for the remainder of the week.
  — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
• Schools and many businesses remain shut, while ordinary citizens wait days in mile-long lines for gas.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• Museums and libraries also got the green light, but gyms, swimming pools, theaters and nail bars remain shut.
  — Washington Post, 4 July 2020
• Laptops were snapped shut, tote bags were shouldered, lattes were poured from china cups into plastic glasses.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
• Fitted with lockdown latches and hard plastic feet, the case effectively stays shut and in place on winding roads.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• People have heard about the Uptown’s potential comeback for a long time, only to see the doors remain shut.
  — Jerry Mickelson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
• My favorite design detail is the little rubber Swedish flag that pokes out from the shut line of the hood, just ahead of the driver's door.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2019
• Bars and restaurants are open, while adhering to social distancing rules, but nightclubs remain shut.
  — CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• McCreary is also wary of what happens when some campuses start to reopen in the fall while others remain shut.
  — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2021
• In India’s rural districts, experts wonder why schools remain shut.
  — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2021
• In a video posted online, students hiding under desks in a shut classroom can be heard screaming and weeping as gunshots could be heard outside.
  — CBS News, 22 June 2026
• Residents are encouraged to stay home and businesses are recommended to stay shut.
  — cleveland, 2 June 2020
• Elementary schools reopened this month, but all other schools and universities remain shut.
  — Mike Corder, Star Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
• Some of the main entrances will remain shut, shoppers will be required to wear face masks, and hand sanitizer and sneeze barriers will be everywhere.
  — Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• For the second straight year, the open and shut case for the best girls basketball player in the Last Frontier has been officially closed.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023

shut

3 of 3 noun

• The back door flung open, then thwacked shut.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
• So let the Hall keep its gate shut.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
• As the door rolled shut, Shane slid in.
  — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
• The doorstep is a cold, dark place when the door gets slammed shut.
  — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• That window has not slammed shut.
  — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
• Her eye swelled shut and her skin broke out in head-to-toe hives.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2022
• At worst, a complete shut-out of the eclipse.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
• Stop thinking it, and the lock snapped shut.
  — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• Know where your main water shut-off valve is in case of a burst pipe.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
• That action stretched a wire that pulled a bolt from the trap door, which fell shut.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
• The city then moved to weld the manhole cover shut.
  — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• Fans will hope to see more before the window shuts.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• When an insect brushes against these hairs, the leaves snap shut.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
• Her left eye was completely swollen shut, court records state.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022
• The man's back is pinned against the passenger seat, and his eyes are squeezed shut.
  — John Blake, CNN, 11 June 2022
• Bing Thomas ran into the tower with one eye shut.
  — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2022
• The woman’s eyes were pasted shut with what appeared to be wheat glue.
  — Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
• Fold or clip the top of the bag shut, which will seal the ethylene inside.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 26 May 2022
• An old mattress has been abandoned here, a front door boarded shut there.
  — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
• To make sure the gas line is turned on, look at the position of the gas shut-off valve lever.
  — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
• There were hives bubbling up on her arms and her throat was beginning to swell shut.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2022
• The eyes are sealed shut as the mask hardens, papier-mâché-style.
  — Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2021
• However, when the bag is zipped shut, your pet may not be able to stand up fully.
  — Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
• If they have not been informed of a shut-off, the amount due must be over $250.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2022
• There is also a nightclub scene with a dancer who has his eyes and lips sewn shut and ears all over his body.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2022
• The door shuts and locks behind him, leaving him trapped in the cell with the bug-like creatures.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Aiming to get at least seven hours of shut-eye a night will help your stress levels and your eyes.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• Keep your head above water, hold your nose shut, or use nose clips when in a body of warm freshwater.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 30 Aug. 2022
• The shut-off valve was near Dodger Stadium.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026