Sentence examples for hold it shut from inspiring English sources

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

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.

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

I remember wrestling with the door knob, my sweaty hands desperate to hold it shut while the villain on the other side fought to open it.

Slam it shut, lean your bag against it, or hold it shut with a hand or foot.

If it bites you or someone else, firmly grip their nose and mouth and hold it shut for 15 to 30 seconds and hit them firmly but gently on the nose.

A man was holding it shut.

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

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.

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.