She heard the sound of someone shutting the door downstairs.

After several unauthorized shuttings of the lab's containment doors, safety protocols were reviewed.

To protect the seedlings from the cold, the gardener was shutting in the plants each night.

Every winter, the heavy snowfall shuts in the small mountain village, cutting it off from the rest of the country.

The shutness of the abandoned greenhouse made exploring it feel like trespassing into a forgotten world.

She shutted the shop early because of the storm.

He finally told his roommate to shut it when the music wouldn't stop.

The case seemed open-and-shut, but new evidence complicated everything.

After the storm warning, the park officials decided to shut up the visitor center until the area was inspected.

The old textile mill had been shut up for decades, its doors boarded and its machinery long silent.