Out of business

Usage examples of shut.

To punish the exercise of this right to discuss public affairs or to penalize it through libel judgments is to abridge or shut off discussion of the very kind most needed.

The door hinged smoothly shut behind me, muffling the music, and a body thudded against the frosted glass ahead with an abruptness that made me twitch.

The Acceptor could tell the Tandu so much about that angry voice, but they were only interested in shutting it out.

He had been spotted by some little girls en route to Acequia Madre grade school, who chased the beast into a garage and shut the door behind him.

Is there not something horrible in the look and sound of the word afanc, something connected with the opening and shutting of immense jaws, and the swallowing of writhing prey?

One of the turbine generators and one of the main engines aft was shut down to minimize radiated noise.

McDermitt shut his eyes for an instant after tossing a grenade to the deck of the aft compartment.

Without stopping to shut the hatch Sai climbed through and ran along the tight tunnel leading to the aft compartment, and felt the deck tilt as the ship turned at high speed.

So ail that was left was to shut them down the hard way, by brute force.

He moved aimlessly up the street, shutting out the restless motion that never ceased even through the night.

All these are most secret secrets, and I am glad when I remember what they are, and how many wonderful languages I know, but there are some things that I call the secrets of the secrets of the secrets that I dare not think of unless I am quite alone, and then I shut my eyes, and put my hands over them and whisper the word, and the Alala comes.

He would let them shut the DSV hatch without him, and he would stay with Alameda and die with her.

When Alec could do the catch with either hand, Seregil had him try it using only his thumb and forefinger, and finally to perform the trick with his eyes shut.

Pulling the drapes shut, Alec took out the lightstone and sat down to begin his search.

Jiggering the latch inside as quietly as he could, Alec opened the shutter and climbed through.