Sentence examples for were shut to from inspiring English sources

Windows opening onto a large garden were shut to keep out the chill.

Yesterday the gilt doors of the Paris branch were shut to customers, and three of its five grey velvet display cases were empty of jewellery.

Israeli authorities were forced to lift a Jewish sabbath public transport ban on Saturday and allow trains out of the city, where highways were shut to traffic.

In the West Bank on Wednesday, schools and government offices were shut to allow for demonstrations backing the UN membership bid in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Nablus and Hebron.

Asked why he didn't put a seat belt on Gray at that point — police vans are equipped with 10 seat belts — Porter said he "left before the [van] doors were shut" to respond to the last stop before the Western District station, where another arrestee was placed in a separate van compartment.

Many have been shut to new members or discontinued altogether.

Samarkand's airport was shut to non-official traffic.

The embassy was shut to the public on Oct. 25.

Israel's border has been shut to Syrians and is not even part of the conversation.

The road was shut to traffic for some time, causing rush hour disruption.

It was shut to guests last summer, before new owners began renovating.