Sentence examples for shutdown closed from inspiring English sources

[Wall Street Journal] The federal government shutdown closed Riis Beach in the Rockaways despite the perfect weather.

The shutdown closed up to 20 stations until almost 8 p.m. and left herds of baffled commuters bouncing from line to line in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, trying to cobble together some way to get home.

On Tuesday, 16 members of the park's staff were furloughed after the shutdown closed down the National Park Service, according to the Idaho Statesman.

It wouldn't be the first time a government shutdown closes office doors and furloughs tens of thousands of public service workers over a hyperemotional political issue.

But there are still intriguing names out there, including the Padres' shutdown closer Heath Bell and the Rays' B.J. Upton.

We're feeling the impact of the shutdown closer to home too, as my daughter is an Ensign in the US Navy.

The Marlins have already been the most aggressive team in free agency, reeling in shutdown closer Heath Bell and reigning National League batting champ Jose Reyes.

Citigroup said the stock market's four-day shutdown and closed bank branches in Lower Manhattan would reduce earnings by $100 million to $200 million.

But legislators' patience is wearing thin; this week, the state came close to a full-scale shutdown, a first even for one of the most dysfunctional state legislatures in the country.A shutdown would have closed state offices, sending 200,000 state workers home.

The markets ended lower as traders, Europe's central banker and Wall Street chief executives urged Congress to stop the two-day partial government shutdown that has closed national parks, put hundreds of thousands of federal employees on furlough and forced President Obama to cancel an overseas trip.

Cue the Social Shutdown: I've closed down all of my social media accounts: deleting Foursquare, Plancast, Buzz, Facebook, LinkedIn, Delicious, Blippy and all of the rest.