Sentence examples for held it shut from inspiring English sources

One of the women freed herself and closed the vault door, and held it shut as the men tried to pry it open.

It took 127mm film, impossible to get where I was, and the side latches became so badly rusted I had to pry it open with my KA-BAR and eventually held it shut with green duct tape.

Mr. Chamberlain made "continuous slashing motions towards my head and face," said Officer Demchuk, who was ordered to break down the door, but added that Mr. Chamberlain held it shut "with the assistance of a chair".

Innokentii took his place in the kiosk, carefully pulled the thick-paned door closed, and held it shut with one hand; the other, still gloved, trembled as it dropped a coin into the slot and dialled a number.

A man was holding it shut.

This is now a story as much about those knocking on the door as those trying to hold it shut.

He rubbed my ears hard with his sweater till my mouth ached from holding it shut, then he pulled the rabbit-fur flaps down and tied them.

Without a lock to secure the door, another teacher at the meeting used her body to hold it shut, and was shot in the leg and arm through the door.

(It's counterintuitive that a tiny rubber band could hold an animal's mouth shut, but many creatures' jaws close with more power than they open. The most famous example is the crocodile; its jaw closes with 3,000 pounds of pressure per square inch, but a thick rubber band can hold it shut). The animals sometimes ingest the bands, which can cause problems as they pass through the digestive tract.

As the diamonds of his watch bezel shimmer on his wrist, Leprino takes out his beat-up black leather wallet, removes the rubber band holding it shut and reveals a card featuring the four company watchwords: quality, service, price, ethics.

Someone put cellophane tape on the back of the frame to hold it shut.