Sentence examples for close and shut from inspiring English sources

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Kate felt tears coming, and she hugged the child close and shut her eyes so as not to confuse him.

And because, for various reasons, the BMC can close and shut down operations for certain periods during the year, farmers are stuck with livestock even if they want to sell.

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Enzo is right to worry about Hopkins spoiling the contest, slipping and sneaking along the ropes, rough-housing in close and shutting down the workspace.

The shops closed and shut their lights.

Ordinarily, any apps you have open will be completely closed and shut down when you reboot your phone, which is particularly annoying if you're working on a lot of different things at once.

Everything is closed and shut before noon, so between nine and ten are good times to visit.

If you must remain in your car, keep car windows and vents closed and shut off the air conditioner and heater.

As months slipped by without an arrest, the Ottens family grew closer together and shut others out.

In the fourth picture the eyes have been sliced away and the head closed, eyeless and shut, like a dumb bin lid.

They include Mr Estevao.When one of their number is accused of crime, Brazil's politicians have often closed ranks, and shut down investigations.

Love is healing, but love can't heal if it's been closed off and shut down.

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