Sentence examples for were closed from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

were ceased

were discontinued

participated closed

were separated

were enclosed

'were closed' is correct and usable in written English.
You would typically use it in the past tense, for instance: "The stores were closed for the holiday."

Dictionary

were closed

adjective

Closed, shut.

synonyms

Exact(59)

The courts were closed.

The Economist

Financial markets were closed.

The Economist

(The schools were closed).

The New York Times - Travel

Hotels were closed.

The New York Times

The floors were closed.

The New Yorker

The briefcases were closed.

The New Yorker

The mills were closed.

The New Yorker

Her eyes were closed.

The New Yorker

The doors were closed.

The New Yorker

The stores were closed.

The New York Times

My eyes were closed.

The New York Times - Magazine

More suggestions(15)

were secured

began closed

were chosen

were shut

were characterised

were disclosed

were set

were lost

concentrations closed

maybe closed

were disenfranchised

were shutdown

becoming closed

behaviour closed

described closed

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