Sentence examples for shut meaning from inspiring English sources

For months, the main north-south road in Gaza was shut, meaning intercity travel was exceedingly difficult.

From a personal perspective, it takes guts to put yourself on a billboard and take it to employers but in the current climate organisations can be very cut and shut, meaning sometimes being 'in your face' is the only way to get noticed.

The battery compartment screws shut, meaning adult assistance (and a screwdriver) may be necessary to change the batteries.

The city's sewer treatment plant was shut down, meaning untreated waste water flowed directly into the Vltava river.

The smartphone would also get to 5% battery and instantly shut off, meaning the battery meter wasn't quite right.

All the major public markets have also been shut down, meaning that he will not be returning to the footstool business soon, and that thousands of other traders are out of work for now.

And worse, the securitization markets were starting to shut down, meaning credit companies couldn't get the debt off their books.

We're hearing reports on Twitter that the coverage of Noor Group's DSL service, Egypt's last standing ISP which powers the Egyptian Stock Exchange as well as sites of major brands like Coca Cola and Exxon Mobile, is being shut down, meaning the nation will lose nearly all the remaining high-speed links to the outside world.

The private housing finance market essentially shut down, meaning no liquidity (the once robust -- and reckless -- market for mortgage-backed securities disappeared overnight), no home loans, no refis, and no way forward.

It begins when the university he was attending in the UK got shut down, meaning he couldn't finish his degree.

The Midlands club rejected Newcastle United's £21m bid before the transfer window shut on Monday meaning the troubled former England contender stays at The Hawthorns for the rest of the season.