I look up, flip the phone shut, and smile at her. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mow, I don’t know what you are talking about” “I am sorry, Pellinore, I thought you was drawin* a pig with your eyes shut” Sir Palomides thought it was time to interfere. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my wet nightshirt over my head and tossed it aside, wrapping the blanket around me, before I, too, went in and shut the door. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and try to sink deeper into the moss, stretching out my arms and imagining they are tree roots. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The metal slab of the door was only two or three feet from sealing shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

‘I’d shut up if I were you!’ thundered the voice on the dais. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all these reasons, they decided to keep their mouths shut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Coach came out of nowhere and yelled at everyone, shutting it down. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What did—” “Just shut your hole for now.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The door swings shut behind her, and I listen as her heels clack against the linoleum floor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I decided the only thing to do was to dump her on the carpet and shut and lock my door and go back to bed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They slam the door shut, and I hate myself. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Secrets melted into the dark, and all the doors slammed shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, digging the heels of my palms against my forehead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Celaena slammed the book shut and stepped away from the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Will you lot shut up? The mouse has the stone.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Rafik fell asleep on top of his white bedspread immediately, so Liyana shut her eyes on her bed, too, and plummeted into a frozen scene. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Soon it sealed shut and all was silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door is shut, the rabid funk of cigarette smoke assaults Scoob’s nose. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She snaps the phone shut and focuses her gray eyes on me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Katie flounced through the living room and out the front door, which slammed shut with a thunderous bang behind her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had it been a cold, windy night, our windows shut, we might not have heard him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him to shut up, but before I could say anything Charles lurched abruptly to the side, to clear his shot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some of them screamed, and we laughed and kicked them to shut them up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

No matter what he did, he could not shut off the light that poured out of the people of Chattana. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Long as I could remember, Mama and Papa had gone to their room every Sunday after dinner and shut the door, and we knew better than to wake them up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hated feeling like Thalia knew more than I did, so I kept my mouth shut. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I shut the windows and looked round for a box of matches. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The garden gate swung shut behind them, and they set off back down the hill through the dark and the swirling mist. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She took the book of verses off the nightstand and shut it in the bag, then took it out again. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I shut the closet to conceal the strange, wraith-like apparel it contained; which, at this evening hour—nine o’clock—gave out certainly a most ghostly shimmer through the shadow of my apartment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I locked myself in a stall, threw up, and curled into a ball on the tile and squeezed my eyes shut. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then she went out of the room, shutting the door behind her and leaving the four men inside. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk to her, but she just told me to shut up and leave her alone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She kept screaming about it and I had to tell her to shut up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went back through the door and pulled it shut, then crouched in the shadows of the walkway as the huge Berg descended. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Learn to listen, keep your mouth shut, let the grown folks do the talking. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You shut your lying mouth, woman. You don't know what you're saying, his lordship's a fine true man." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The law-abiding citizens of the West Side have shut their windows against you. If your cause has any merit, why do no people of worth stand with you?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

There was a quiet minute after the door swung shut behind Leslie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Then how come he doesn’t just shut the place down? I mean, he’s the captain, he can do anything he wants on his ship, right?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Now she smiled as she pressed the door shut and inhaled the crispness of the night air. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But Celebrimbor was aware of him, and hid the Three which he had made; and there was war, and the land was laid waste, and the gate of Moria was shut. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, mine either. I’m using an old bike lock to keep it shut.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was something he felt like doing, and maybe he would have, but the lady turned and went back inside her house and shut the door. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, we’re not interested,” Dana’s father said politely, and began to shut the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus doors flap shut, and we start to rumble forward. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I just shut my mouth and take my blessing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The screen of darkness crossing my face as the cattle-car door slides shut. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I went out, shutting the door upon the ticking. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the door had shut behind him, she turned to Rishi, her lips twitching. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I should’ve just shut up, but I thought I could make the day turn safely normal if I just said the right thing. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You shut up and leave her alone!” shouted Peakes, who was about two-thirds Ron’s height, though admittedly carrying a heavy bat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I bite back a smile and shut my locker. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I stepped over beside August, letting my elbow touch her arm, needing the weight of her next to me; and there was May’s flashlight, shut off and sitting on the wet ground. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You sold our land out from under us, Mrs. Heine. You took advantage of the fact that we were gone. You—” But she’d shut the door so as not to listen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad snapped the computer shut and sat next to me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

This impassioned speech shut up Edward’s shelf-mate for a considerable amount of time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I scrunched my cheek against the bark, shut my eyes. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door shuts, and I'm the very last person on,which always quickens my pulse. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I shoved it through and waited for the jaws to crash shut. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t sit with your eyes shut,” Mama whispered to Papa. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait here,” she says, and shuts the door again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Winston had a glimpse of her face, upside down, yellow and contorted, with the eyes shut, and still with a smear of rouge on either cheek; and that was the last he saw of her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But no one pulled the door shut behind them, either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She waved as he rode away with the goats following, and as soon as he was out of sight, she slammed the barn doors shut. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I’d thought the wormhole connecting my subconscious to the deadly nether regions was shutting down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ben could hardly shut up the whole way home. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was about to get up and grab him one, when Jazz shut me down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Not hastily, as one would explore a hotel room, expecting no surprise, opening and shutting the desk drawers, the cupboard doors, unwrapping the tiny individually wrapped bar of soap, prodding the pillows. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

That sentence stood between them: I asked you here to shut you up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Dishes clink in the sink, and I hear footsteps and a door shut. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

From the threshold he shot Nicolas a furious departing look and walked out, shutting the door noiselessly behind him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t anybody in the upstairs hall, and all the doors were shut. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s Patronus stood sentinel before the golden grilles as they shut and the lifts began to rise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He would shut his eyes and lean his head against a tree; afterward he felt better and worse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And for the first time, I think she gets the picture, and actually shuts up. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They shut the door and talked quietly about the whiffing incident. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I told you to shut up about the yielding. We don't even know who's in there. Maybe we can steal some food." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wopsle shut his eyes, and opened them again; performing both ceremonies very slowly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, sarcasm is my job,” Maya said, tossing her bag over her shoulder as Grace slammed her door shut and checked to make sure that the car was locked. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They darkened the room, closing the curtains and shutting the doors. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That shut her up, at least for now. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My hands hadn’t stopped shaking from earlier, and every time I tried shutting my eyes all I could see were the white coat’s blank ones staring right back into mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I accidentally slid the door shut on my fingers, really hard, and ended up sobbing for ten minutes in pain and shock that the door had betrayed me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger stared at the girl as if he could shut her up that way, but she held his gaze. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Harry could think of nothing to say, except, “Kreacher, shut up!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She narrows her eyes at me, opens her mouth to speak, and then clamps it shut. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jason's eyes were puffed shut and his mouth moved, like tasting. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before my eyes could drop shut, the driver turned and looked right at me and growled through his teeth, “I know what you’re doing, kid. Get off my bus. Now.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Now, in her bed, his wife Iran opened her gray, unmerry eyes, blinked, then groaned and shut her eyes again. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was nailed shut, but the nails had some give on one side where I could work the lid loose a little. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Move that truck or I’ll call the police,” their landlady said, and slammed the window shut. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then her bedroom door slammed shut, and she was gone. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When he was home, he spent the time lying on his bed fully clothed with his eyes shut. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, shut up. Just go on, go on.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

After shutting the door of their shared room, he yanked off his shoe, causing a heel-shaped hunk of lead to drop to the carpet. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The woman's face had turned white as snow and her mouth was opening and shutting like a halibut out of water and giving out a series of strangled gasps. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

This perplexed me for a moment until I realized that no one could possibly want any of my possessions, so I just pulled it shut and went off to find Katz and go to dinner. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t think he shut it off when he was handling it last night, but he guesses it’s possible.... Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I get up, shut the door, and go back to reading my journal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to shut the door quietly, but — “POTTER!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

An officer could walk around with their eyes shut over there and never miss a thing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“And this is Anthony Foster,” Beckany says, and when I turn to thank her, she slams the door shut and the lights waver and somebody coughs from behind the desk. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Wikki offers a soda to Asher, too, then pops its belly shut and rolls off to where a boy is sitting on the couches. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain," said Jack, "so you shut up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I heard him pull the heavy drapes shut. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Under the water I kept my eyes shut and touched the sandy bottom with my hands and feet and felt a couple slimy seaweed limbs brush over my back and legs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then you peeled away, causing the door to slam shut, picking up speed the further you got…and you got away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then he disappeared inside with Bilbo, and the door was shut. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But then something deep inside him—something unaffected by the alcohol—told him to shut up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The world goes white, and I shut my eyes. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The shock and pain made their way through to its tiny brain, ordering it to shut down. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He stepped inside and kicked the door shut behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I want to speak up, but I keep my mouth shut. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She darts to the bathroom and shuts the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He yelled at me, and I told him to shut up. He then yelled even louder, and so I punched him in the face.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But after years of war it was in shambles and had to be shut down. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We had come into a space where the trees and the tents did not shut out our view of the city to the east. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bartender looked as if he was going to ask something more, but the bear lurched toward him suddenly and the man shut the door in alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t turn back around as he shut the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She shut the door behind us, leaving us alone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He could not stand her door open, could not stand it shut. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the computer shut itself off and I had to power it back on to get the login prompt again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Good God, kid. Just keep your trap shut till you learn the vernacular, would ya?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“That is what the audience says when a person bound hand and foot is shut into a cabinet—and disappears.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glared at him from under my blankets as he came in and shut the door behind him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At last in pity the goddess laid him in a room and left him, shutting the door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did shut that door. I know I shut that door.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was enough to make Toby shut up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting up in bed, she shut the window and locked it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I step into the bedroom, and as soon as I shut the door, Karin makes hurry motions with her hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I shut the shop door and stand between the display windows, catching my breath before I step out into the rain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He aims to charge you with meditated criminal assault. Here, you, make that gal shut up that noise.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clanked the door shut, circled again, more surely this time. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

To test, I shut down the heaters in the regulator and noted its power consumption. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hate the sound of the cage door snapping shut. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When he reaches for an emotion to name, he finds he can’t pin one down, and something shudders inside him and shuts down completely. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My mom’s asking me about my feelings, Dad’s turning it into a joke, Alice is getting political, and Nora is keeping her mouth shut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And I wish she didn’t have to be shut up in the house with me all day too. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

That’s what the newspapers had called the place before the revolution shut it down and turned it into a public meeting hall and cultural center. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

As the man opened his lips to scream, Kaz covered his mouth with one hand and pinched his nose shut with the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But all of a sudden Grandpa’s chest started jerking in the strangest way, and his eyes squeezed shut. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I do my usual routine, then shut off the water and treat my stump the way I’m supposed to. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“How come the guys inside the control room didn’t flip a switch to shut down the book sorter when they saw Haley doing her cardio cha-cha-cha on it?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

To prevent the virus from spreading, the library where Elizebeth worked had shut down for four weeks, and people were required to wear masks in public places. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I got out of the car, swung my bag around to my side, gave Mom a reassuring smile, and slammed the door shut with my hip. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to open the door carefully and quietly, but it was frozen shut. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We get to the motel in one piece, and as soon as we walk inside 109 and shut the door, Mama plops onto the bed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes squeezed shut, but tears still leaked out. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The steel lock clicked loudly when the gate shut behind us. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The living room has two big windows with heavy curtains that shut out the spring sunshine. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The toddler next to us starts screaming again, and his parents don’t bother to shut him up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Parrots flocked behind the Object’s head as she squeezed her eyes shut, reciting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and saw all the days of his life winding back through time, like a river, leading to the one place he had never wanted to think about again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Try to hold the rip shut with my bloody fingers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Palmer squeezed his eyes shut and blew them out. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Finally he snapped off the TV and shut down the treadmill and glared at me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and made myself run a hand over Old Yeller’s head. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep a hold on her, keep my mouth shut. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The windows in the houses all looked to be shut. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t make any sense,” I pressed the back of my hand to my forehead, squeezing my eyes shut against the dizziness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Until the insects shut up, it will be impossible to tell. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It got so bad that he had to be stroking her all the time or she’d start whining piteously until Osbert shouted from the other room Will someone make that dog shut up! How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went out of the room like the coward I was and shut the door behind me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, opens his mouth, and shuts it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I know better than to argue with her when she gets this way, so I stand and walk down the hall and shut my bedroom door without another word. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and began to rock. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Arms full of gifts, he pushed the door shut with his foot and joined them in the dining room. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murphy is the hardest working of all, up early to make scones and biscuits and porridge, last to bed when she shuts off the lights. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Maria is a magician, like me. So she wouldn’t need codes to shut down our defenses.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Other people took theirs out too; some, like Harry, had belted their book shut; others had crammed them inside tight bags or clamped them together with binder clips. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, I shut the door and close up her balcony. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the doors slide shut, the orderly smiles at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and for some reason squeezed my eyes shut. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His grandmother had taught Doreen to cook when she was young, telling her only daughter that men didn’t care about school, only a woman who could cook, clean, and keep her mouth shut. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Barely waiting for her to shut the door, I shoved the gearshift into reverse and backed down the street with more speed than I’d ever driven forward. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bend of the creek I shut off the outboard and get out the oars. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She changed into black again, went to her room, shut the curtains, and pulled the blanket over her head. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The valves that lead to the trailer hoses are shut. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had gone to send an owl to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, then shut himself up in his dormitory. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“We apparently have saboteurs who believe they can shut this trial down simply by cutting an electrical line,” Judge Morales said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Waiting for another plane, he crouched fetally, his arms cradling his head and eyes tight shut, and thought only of survival. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Just before it latched shut, Thomas thought he heard the first eerie moan of the Grievers, coming from somewhere deep in the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They enter the training building, and I grab the heavy oak door just before it shuts, watching them through the crack. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had to say my piece before our assistant principal shut the whole thing down. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As she watched Margaret hug her grandchild and Izzy hug his, her mental censors and her customary good manners started shutting down. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

By six A.M. he’s in the hotel lobby in full dress, polish on his shoes, pistol case snapped shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Tom Yew clenched his eyes shut and shook his head. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and pretended to sleep all the way back to the field so that he would not have to listen to Aarfy or see him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As the door swung shut behind her, the room seemed to grow a little dimmer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She don’t want to see you,” he said and shut the door. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The same dark door shut, and I jolted back, pulling my arm out from under hers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Not to cry, I shut my eyes and pretend sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa would tell her to shut up, then Granny would interrupt and order him to quit disgracing Mama all the time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just one more of those women who clamp their mouths shut and wave the flag as their nation rolls off to conquer another in war. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do know how to shut me up, Hazel Grace.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They found themselves completely surrounded by sparrows as the door slammed shut behind them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Oliver’s stomach was rumbling when he heard the door down the hall from his bedroom slam and then his little sisters’ bedroom door open and shut. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I sensed that something terrible was beginning to happen in the world, but I tried to shut it out of my mind by reading and writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last of the passengers steps down, and the bus doors clamp shut. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Edward pressed his fingers to his temples and squeezed his eyes shut. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Any more questions, Virginia?” he asks, shutting his book. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calder shut the door, flushed hurriedly, and took several deep breaths. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, people lacking such experience begin to have a feeling of uneasiness here, of danger, of being shut in, enclosed and over-whelmed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Link was like, Just shut up and play. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t dead—she had simply been shut down. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I look at the planes and picture the passengers feeling sorry for me for shutting people out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That was the day she shut the drapes and blinds and locked the doors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half of the existing hotel was shut down while we added two new floors. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Adrenaline was pumping through him so fast, he was afraid that people could hear his heart beating through the heavy curtains that shut off their bedroom from the hall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the bathroom door shut, the one just ahead of the kitchen. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy says that cold weather’s the only thing that’ll shut the Garden down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He wheeled the cart through and into a room at the rear and shut the door and pushed the cart against it sideways. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

His grandma tapped her hands together lightly a few more times, like she was testing them out or something, then she looked out of the window again, all the while keeping her mouth firmly shut. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and held him as tightly as I could. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then she slipped into the room with the bowl and shut the door in his puzzled face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She said, “Carry your bag to Cooter’s room, Elijah. And don’t be trying to talk to that dunce neither. Another thing he gunn be doing till he turn thirty is keeping his mouth shut.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She pounded at the door when she heard the lock click shut, crying, “Let me in!” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Strider seemed to be held in awe by most of the Bree-landers, and those that he stared at shut their mouths and drew away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She wore a grim, determined expression and I swallowed, then squeezed my eyes shut tight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was surprised that my father actually left and shut the door behind him. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hands over my ears and shut my eyes to stop all the colors that are bombarding me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

‘We must not get shut in. Keep the east door ajar! We will go that way, if we get a chance.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I felt his grip began to relax, and saw his eyelids flutter shut again, I finally released the breath I had been holding. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After a lunch of rice and beans, they pulled me into the dining room and shut the door tight. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Says, ‘Didn’t I tell you to shut up?’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the door clicked shut, Chucha opened one eye, then closed it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

With my eyes still shut, I saw my father appear before me, wearing his green shirt with the bulging chest pocket covering his heart. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was graceful, and she held on to the moment as tightly as she could, even after the curtains were pulled shut. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I shut everything down except the instinct to score. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, and the music broke over me like a rainstorm. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling,” she used to say. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he fell I wasn’t even there, I never touched him, not even the time I stood over him and wanted to hit him to make him shut up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was disorienting, like seeing a door that had always been open suddenly shut. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I get out of the car and shut the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The cops put me in the back of a police car and shut the door. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Asking her too many questions—even if they were like, “How you doing?”—would shut her down. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Swallowing hard, I slam the laptop shut, knocking over a can of soda on the side table. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My higher brain functions have mostly shut down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She just told me to shut up and get on with Transfiguring my raccoon.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jack crumpled the Post-it and flicked it into his locker and banged the door shut. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I walk past the food trucks and see that some are starting to shut down. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Mack slams the door shut with a clang. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She glanced over her shoulder, to be sure the door was shut, and then she leaned down and examined her pants. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I purse my lips as he tapes them shut. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Luckily Mike had kept his mouth shut, and no one seemed to know about Edward’s involvement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer I slip inside the door and shut it behind me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

His limp sack of bones smacked against the door as I slammed it shut behind him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

On the grounds were the ruins of a castle where the wicked king, Henry VIII, had shut up one of his wives. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were shut, her oil-black lashes fanned over her cheeks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, I shut the door as soundlessly as possible. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ash unhooked the rope that held it shut, and pushed it open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his head down, shut his eyes, and pushed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When the commander got that glint in his eyes, you hopped to and kept your mouth shut. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I can’t even remember what he’s wearing,” he said once the bedroom door was shut. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then I held the handle of the door down as I shut it again so that the click wasn’t too loud. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jahrling opened the folder slightly, just enough to give C. J. a glimpse of spaghetti, and snapped it shut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you’d be surprised how quickly armed military personnel and pepper spray shut down the well-meaning protests of liberals in small, leafy towns. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Except Noah slammed shut his textbook and then I screamed and then everyone went crazy and then I was sent to Mr. Skerritt.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“They couldn’t hurt a flea, them snakes. I taped their mouths shut.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on in,” she whispers and quickly shuts it behind me and locks it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

One of his eyes shut like a fist. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried them into the bedroom and shut the door. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then she shuts up like a clam, she does. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Emma started counting her steps as soon as they entered the tunnel—right after Chess pulled the door to the empty house’s basement shut tight behind them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

With enormous effort, I bow my head and shut my eyes while it hops around on my hair, pecking and grooming. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the small shut windows was suspended row upon row of fly- swathed biltong. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearily taking some things from my pack when he suddenly appeared in my room without knocking and hastily shut the door behind him, looking flummoxed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

When my parents sent me away this summer, I shut down all my sadness about Nan being sick, about missing home and Justin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My left eye was swollen almost shut from where Bunny had hit me, and my stomach was cramping. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

They raised their blocky hands, ready to restrain their target, ready to shut her down with the press of a button. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Do I miss getting scolded for looking in the mirror? Do I miss being told to shut up at the dinner table?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Pulling shut the door, which, despite all Charles’s efforts, still did not close quite flush, they remembered the bear and wondered how they could keep the wild creatures from destroying the cabin in their absence. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The water might shut off for good at any time, he knew, so he lingered for a few seconds longer than he should have. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Now she’s at my hip, and I squeeze my eyes shut again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Squeezing back and not wanting to let go, I whispered, “Love you too,” and climbed out of the car with a brave face, but my lungs pinched shut. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Someone shut that kid up,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’m standing on my bed with my laptop resting on my hand when my bedroom door starts to open, and even before I see Mom’s face, I slam the laptop shut. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t speak, my mouth pressed shut tight. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I squint down the hallway to see the door swinging shut behind the girl I saw moving into a room down the hall earlier today, her scuffed white Converse disappearing onto the other side. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Most of the lids are already shut, fluorescent fluid glinting inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He snapped the blind shut and returned to his desk, shouting for Latito in a strong, sure voice, “Get in here, Latito, before I call the rabbi on you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He passed up the gallery very softly, unclosed the staircase door with as little noise as possible, shut it after him, and the last ray vanished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She shot me a look that said very clearly to keep my mouth shut. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He came hurtling down at a long-slanted dive, his ugly head outstretched, his wings all but shut against his body. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cannot find my way back, I am shut out though I entreat earnestly and put forth all my strength. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hand over her mouth clenched more tightly, shutting off her air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mitraillette, weeping, tried to take my face between her hands to comfort me and shut me up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They ran for the locker room, but with another wave of Joe Bob’s hand, that door also slammed shut. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Stella opened her mouth to complain, to ask why Jojo couldn’t help, but a dagger glance from her mother shut her up real quick. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then the door at the bottom of the stairs slammed shut so hard that the glass raided around him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mouth shut about Trip and Pearl, okay? I don’t think she knows.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I want you to keep your mouth shut. It may all blow over, and nobody’ll ever know. Maybe—maybe Pa just thought she said yes.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We lost a ton of people. . . . It’s a mess of blood up there . . . then they all just shut down.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Like shutting off lights, I want my thoughts to end. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Eyes shut tight, tipped back into darkness, icy currents against his face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then she stepped back out of the cellar and slammed the door shut, leaving Ash in the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worse, I feel like I am on the edge of shutting down. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Without waiting a second, Malcolm stepped through and Asta followed, and then they shut the door and tiptoed back towards the stairs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When the door had shut she reached behind her and handed Hatsue the letter. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The old aunts lounge in the white wicker armchairs, flipping open their fans, snapping them shut. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Otto shut his sketchbook, Perry put down his guitar, and the Cowboy raised anchor, started the engine. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay upon blankets and shut their eyes and breathed the quiet air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push through the front door and slip inside, quickly shutting it behind me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"Jason, you may want to shut your mouth for a second," Max hisses. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He opens the door and shuts it behind him quietly before moving a portion of the privacy screens back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, the newspaper is printed, the machines are shut down and each man punches a clock and leaves but only Colored folks come home to Nicholtown. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

To keep the bedroom doors from slamming shut in the wind from the bay, they prop them open with old hand irons Molly found in one of the boxes in the attic. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lately he’s been tying the chicken-house door shut with a rope when he turns in for the night, but now it was plain to see no rope was going to be strong enough. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother shut the door, revealing a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. that I’d put up four years before, when I’d learned of the civil rights movement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As he pulled into my driveway, I let the screen door go with one finger and listened as it tap-tap-tapped on the door frame when it shut. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

My body sinks into the mattress, and my eyelids droop shut. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I toss every which way trying to shut out his voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You're letting the cold in! Either invite Dean inside—hello Dean—or shut the door.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He went into his room and shut the door, resting his staff behind it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“What? You had those knobby knees, and your front teeth were so big, you could barely shut your mouth.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

This blue-eyed boy who calls me by my last name and never shuts up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I challenge them: It won’t be so funny when we shut you amateurs down, will it? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I wanted to yell at him to shut up, but the way I was getting tossed around, if I opened my mouth I’d bite my own tongue off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Johnny wants me to shut up. I’m boring you and Mirren.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then all of a sudden they heard a couple of bangs, as if two doors had been slammed shut inside the house. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I bet if they shut down everywhere in New York where somebody had got smoked, there wouldn’t be nowhere left open.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to make him laugh and quickly shut it as he continues to masterfully glide through the verses. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He shut the door and pulled the lever for more coal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Back home, I half-hug my mom and then shut my door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I guess not. But I felt sort of guilty almost, like if I’d kept my mouth shut none of it would’ve ever happened. Like it was my fault.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t I tell you to keep your stupid mouth shut ?” “Yes, sir.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The son throws the books on the floor, runs to his room, and slams the door shut. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Skye’s window passes with her head resting against the glass and her eyes shut. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She lifted the strap of reindeer hide holding the latch in place, and tugged hard against the frost binding the door shut. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Together they were matter of fact, but from the university, ninety miles away, he made passionate love to her, shut himself off from the life around him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so glad she isn’t Gestapo, I step inside and shut the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mom totally shuts down, clamming up and falling silent. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Too late? Too late?” they queried, over and over, and she fled along the road to the house where she could shut herself away from them. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut and her ears lay flat against her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They lay the ungainly elf on the guest bed and quietly shut the door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She was sure that her mother had shut the door, but now it was ever so slightly open. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She felt exiled, shut out from the one thing that really mattered. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank God for that. You can shut them, say, ‘Hold on a moment.’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I understand why he shut down like that. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, put a hand in the water, and in his own manner he prayed to the gods of the sea to assist him by bringing fish his way. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had been forced to lay off drivers and shut down several bus routes just to stay in business. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He chucked the last can into his ice chest, slammed the lid down, lit a cigarette, yanked his truck door shut, and drove off. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He closed the powder room and dogged shut the door, and went for his shoes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Maxim had been there I should not be lying as I was now, chewing a piece of grass, my eyes shut. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This was the kind of thing that Winston was good at, and for more than two hours he succeeded in shutting the girl out of his mind altogether. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“She thinks Dusty Muleman killed Lice, or had him killed, to shut him up,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I ran to my room and slammed the door shut. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I heard him say very loudly and very distincdy that he wants every one of us to keep our mouths shut if we know what’s good for us.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She kept saying I had to go faster, but my legs wouldn’t work right and I couldn’t see, maybe my eyes were shut, I don’t know, but I was so scared. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beside it was a door, banded in iron and bolted shut. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why she was shutting me out. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Outside, Miig had found a shed, and though it was pretty well scavenged from when they first shut up shop, he did manage to find a two-wheeled cart, the kind you tow behind a four-wheeler. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then Tom shut the door on them and came down the single step, his eyes avoiding the table. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He left the storm door shut, so I had to speak through the screen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then you started up the car and told me to shut the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Piggy opened his mouth to speak, caught Jack's eye and shut it again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But the cop ordered him to shut his trap. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and focused on my breath. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Harry lay listening with his eyes tight shut. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"It's going to happen, Grayson. I've got the support on the student council for the money. So shut up and deal with it." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Lyra darted to the oak wardrobe, opened it, and hid inside, pulling the door shut just as the Steward entered. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She did not answer, and her hand kept opening and shutting against her dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even form words, so I shut up and kiss her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, dropping his voice an octave or two so he sounded all serious, “like a lot of people, you’re afraid of being in a vehicle when someone’s driving with their eyes shut.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe door shut quickly and Mary Poppins hurried from the room. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“He was hiding when the man shut us all in the basement, and when he lit out Millard followed!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I could have said several things but all of them were rude, so I kept my mouth shut. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The headaches had become less frequent, so that she was shutting herself in the basement only two or three days a week. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I slam the book shut and tuck it back into its hiding place in my beauty caisse. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Its windows were bolted shut and covered with wire and dirt, its gray carpet bunched in ripples from decades of foot traffic. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my feet and kept my mouth shut. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, and instead of darkness, I see rooting hormones. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever that big white Mercedes turned into our narrow driveway, I ran to my bedroom and shut the door to give myself time to put on my old-self face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had one way of shutting them up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dumped the water firmly into the sink, turned, marched back to her room, shut the door tight, went back to bed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He would shut himself up for hours on end to play the zither. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I follow him out the door, and he snaps it shut firmly behind me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I kick the door shut with my heel. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My eyes shut and I feel the pull of sleep, but every time I come close, I hear Al again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whenever a new suitor showed up, she obeyed her parents and kept her mouth shut.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I place the small black case snapped shut onto her desk. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Finn caught the familiar whisper—here, here, here—and wished it would shut up. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bass thumping down the block was impossible to shut out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Aberdeen Lake State Penitentiary was shut down in 1981 after a riot that lasted for three weeks.Three weeks is about thirty-six million miles. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

As he passes it over my belly button going upward, I almost slap at his hand, then realize I need to keep my mouth shut and act the part. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A horse whickered in his stall when Tyrion let the door slam shut. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The flash of warmth set my face aglow as he removed one of the yams and shut the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Kay stared at him for several seconds in amazement, opened his mouth, shut it again, licked his lips, then turned his back and plunged through the crowd. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Urban factories shut down as our nation transitioned to a service economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m tellin’ you, Brady, if you don’t get rid of that drill and keep your mouth shut, you’ll be in a lot of trouble.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He snapped its case shut and slipped it into his pocket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The big, cool baby finally shut his mouth and ran into the house. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash shut the door and looked down at the letter, but the light was too dim to make out the details of the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was splattered with bits of rotted food, so rank we kept it shut away in a closet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and exerted himself to see everything clearly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

That boy looked at me but didn’t, couldn’t believe a word I said, and I shut up because he didn’t even see me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a panic, I kicked the door shut behind me just as her voice reached the second floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The door shut with a loud clang, and Hoede slid a heavy lock into place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dell shut the computer and stared up at the ceiling. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then, with a swift movement, he snapped it shut again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But she not only did not step inside; she even retreated and shut the door. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mamá,” she wailed, and went back inside the house, shutting the door behind her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I shut the door behind me, trying to think clearly through the terror that gripped my brain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When it all came down a second time, I shut the door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope he doesn’t lose his sense of propriety or they will have to shut him up. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some were even laughing under their breath, and this time Noodles wasn't around to shut it down. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If I could shut my door on her, I would. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I clamped my eyes shut, listened to the river, and after a time I slept. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The weather grew colder all day, and that night there was once more a fire on the hearth and the windows were shut tight and chinked for the winter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It lay there, with the ugly mouth opening and shutting, still trying to bite something. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A night watchman opened the door and, possibly because he spotted the other boys, slammed it shut. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His head was turned to one side, eyes squinted shut, arms raised protectively. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He closes the interior door, and wedges it shut with a chunk of wood. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Moss watched his mother start to say something, but she shut her mouth, pursing her lips. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut to hide my tripping heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Two tubes and seventeen Popsicle sticks later, Miles’s locker was well and truly glued shut. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Everyone began to wonder why he didn’t shut the pile off,” Anderson said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But April turned quickly, and with her face all shut up the way it was with other people. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Jinx slid quietly from his perch and left Shady’s place, letting the door swing shut behind him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I never heard such a fool thing in my life. Didn’t you hear your mother tell you to shut your mouth, girl!” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

If Nixon was able to shut down the Times, Ellsberg was going to need a backup plan. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

One of the border guards told them to shut up through a loudspeaker. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie quickly mashes the button to shut the doors and they both drop down out of sight. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I guess, in a way, it’s good that he never saw it shut down. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

That shuts her up, and I turn my attention back to the stage. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It's like that coordination test where you have to shut your eyes and put your arm out straight and touch your pointer finger to the tip of your nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut up and deal with it, but I don't call Jane that night. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The fighting intensifies, voices slam, and doors shout shut. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s what happens when a room stays shut up. The sun may fade it a little, but at least it won’t smell musty.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At this the King trembled very much, opened and shut his visor several times, coughed, wove his reins into a knot, exclaimed, “I beg your pardon?” and showed signs of cantering away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You put a bag over her head when you do her? So you can shut her up and not have to look at her? I know you people like your girls covered.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting her to come back at me with one of her zingers, but this time she keeps her mouth shut. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I kick the closet door shut and hurry into the bathroom. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When we got to my house, we went inside and I shut the garage door behind us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the stone-lined pits, which Piper had mistaken for wells, spewed out a three-storey geyser of flames and shut off just as quickly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Is it safe to look?” inquired the Wart, who had shut his eyes at the critical moment “Quite safe,” said Meriyn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She folded it and smoothed it, and then hung it beside the inlaid bed upon a bar; then, drawing the door shut by its silver handle she slid the catch in place and went away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They snapped the doors shut, and the passengers dove for cover. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the doorstep at her feet there was a satchel made of finely tooled leather, drawn shut with a gold silk rope. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I say the sane thing to do is shut up. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think they must have thought the poor lady had only bought all the grapefruits to shut me up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"No I'm not. They don’t eat babies . . ." "Outside, boy . . . and see that you stay there until you learn to shut your mouth when men are talking." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes narrowed, ready to clamp them shut at the smallest sign of movement. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Pa shut the door, and a little smoke squeezed through the crack around it and a little smoke came out through the roof, but most of it was shut in with the meat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colin emphatically pushed the book cover shut when he finished reading. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to ask a question but shut it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I clamp my mouth shut, but too late; the words are already out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He noticed that when I talked to people I squinched my lazy eye kind of shut or that I’d put my hand on my face to cover it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daenerys had led him to the pit herself and shut him up inside with several oxen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I shut the book with a snap, and put it away under my gloves; and stretching to a near-by chair, I took up an old copy of L’llustration and turned the pages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The back door swung open, then shut with a loud bang and stayed closed. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

All the bugs and toady- frogs shut right up, they quit chasing and biting each other ’cause this had to be the loudest whistle they’d ever heard too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When Dad went crazy, we all had our own ways of shutting down and closing off, and that was what we did that night. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed her locker shut and locked it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He could hear Ratchett moving about next door—a click as he pulled down the washbasin, the sound of the tap running, a splashing noise, then another click as the basin shut to again. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shut her eyes quickly in delight and then said demurely to the doctor, “And what do we do today?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The gate slams shut behind him, and he walks down the street without looking back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She went away to get it; when the door was shut upon her he said to me:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

After two painful paragraphs, he stopped and shut the book in disgust. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then they went down in a tumbling roll that stopped with the big wolf on top, his huge jaws shut tight on Yeller’s throat. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes were shut, but I could imagine what must have happened. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Now Mom was reaching for the top part of her laptop, as if she planned to shut it and hide whatever it said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I kept my mouth shut for fear of saying something that’d start a feud right there at the table. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie came out with us and shut the door to the stall behind her. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He squeezes one eye shut and breathes slowly in. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Elderclock ceased its ringing, and in the silence that followed, she shut her eyes in relief. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Fezzik reached the door at the bottom and threw it open and slammed it, with Inigo just managing to slip inside before the door crashed shut. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I’d done a bunch of work, or anything like that, but I think my mind was just tired and ready to shut down for the night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She might not think the Housewives’ League is any fun, but she’s not going to shut the door in my face. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The shark came in a rush and the old man hit him as he shut his jaws. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s curious and lovely in a way, but it makes everything so dark, and somehow it makes me feel shut off. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls the trapdoor shut, and the small space is loud with the sound of our breathing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

By shutting himself in the white world and refusing to come to any of the ghettos, he was looked upon as a traitor, an Uncle Tom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my height and my absolutely unimpeachable fake ID I never got shut out. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The honeymoon over, I learned my mistake; she was only mad, and shut up in a lunatic asylum. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pat just above her nose, and her golden eyes drift shut. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wait until I hear them shut the door to their room to get out of bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But not until the aircraft had come to a full stop and the engine shut down did the passenger startle Maddie by leaning over and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There distinctly was Lucy with her head lying up against the side of the window-sill and her eyes shut. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Jesus, Park, could you just shut up and listen?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I hear the floorboards creak beneath her feet, then the door shutting softly behind her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was indeed a visitors’ center, but it was shut. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, if lumber prices was too low, the mill would shut down for a few weeks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when order is restored at Black-cliff, Serra’s ports will shut down, the legionnaires will bar the city gates, and the streets and tunnels will be flooded with soldiers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Stupid mistake —it’s usually the last thing 1 do before I shut down my computer, no matter what I’ve been looking at. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often the war of wills goes on for quite a time, I squinching my eyes shut and he forgiving me, but he nearly always wins. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” Valerie agreed, and the minute Max had shut the trap door, she clambered silently up the ladder and pressed her ear to the ceiling. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the front door slams shut, I grab the canvas, pull on my sneakers, and run out the back. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He slams the grate shut, spots us, and holds a finger to his lips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I backed out of the room, and had almost shut the door when my eyes fell again upon the engraving of the naked woman on the wall; and I saw that it was my mother. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Being in a car with Theo and her brothers was like shutting myself in a bank vault with eighty pounds of TNT and a lit fuse. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“She'll have to learn to keep her mouth shut,” the slaver says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It goes on forever, and if I don’t shut my eyes tight, my head starts to spin. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I want him to sit down and be quiet. That’s when you know we’ve won—when he sits down and shuts up. Got it?” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The men in the bar think it’s very funny that the barman should be filhng baby bottles but he’s big and he tells them shut their lip. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she kisses me again, and my eyes flutter shut. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then the room came, but my eyes went shut. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book snapped shut on his hand and then flapped past him, still scuttling on its covers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“How did you know? Now, shut up. So are we going to the zoo or not?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was trying to alter them so that they would shut more firmly, and, as the interlacement of such braces was complicated, be had got himself in a muddle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad set Aaron into Layla’s arms before he ran back to shut the door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe I need to figure out a way to be talking about these issues more, and create a space where learning and talking about women is normal and doesn’t get shut down right away. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The gate shrieked but, thank God, stayed shut. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

At that point my companions got angry and told me to shut up and listen while they explained some things to me. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I turn around as the doors shut and then immediately open up again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“A penny cannot feed me, and I have no strength to go farther. Don’t shut the door:—oh, don’t, for God’s sake!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

One to shut down my thoughts, another to shut down my actions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

To make this work, you had to get yourself into a sort of dream, and shut off all the stray noises and voices. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store’s power had been shut off some time ago, and it was clear it had been open to the wild for too long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I held the door so it shut quietly. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she shut the door, I sat in front of it, crying. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Lily swings her door shut and heads off to her greenhouse, to simmer, I presume. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He let the door slam shut behind him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The nurse went on blithely opening and shutting my drawers, emptying the closet and folding my belongings into the black overnight case. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“No, they didn’t. They disconnected us. They shut down most of the functions. The feed was still on. It’s part of the brain.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The queen's closed up Maegoris, and the city gates are shut as well." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The door banged shut behind her, and MacDuff barked once, a kind of greeting. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once she had it in hand, she ran to the bathroom, shut the door, and turned the lock. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Every time they surged up, I shoved them back down inside me the way you stuff clothing in a drawer and shut it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell back onto my heels, watching the doors shut one by one, wondering if I would ever see those kids again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I thought about saying thanks, but I just kept my mouth shut and my eyes down. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She reaches over and pushes the button, the window sliding shut to a solid wall again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Eyes still tightly shut, Harry began to run blindly sideways, his hands outstretched, feeling his way — Voldemort was laughing — Harry tripped. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Logan starts to protest, but a stern look from Mr. K. shuts him down. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I shut the door, put the window down, and undress in the dark so I can’t be seen through the window. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, I slam the book shut and stash it back in the bookcase, glaring at the shelves of books like locked boxes holding secrets. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, he slammed the lid of the laptop down, shutting off his view. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Why could I not learn to keep my mouth shut at the right time? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the RV is shut off, she covers her face with both hands and begins to quietly weep. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Foaly, round up the techies. Follow us in the shuttle. And bring the big dishes. We’ll shut down the entire estate, give ourselves a bit of breathing room.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I hear the music shut off and then her footsteps as she comes closer and closer, stopping in front of the door, hesitating. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I pull the door shut behind me and lean against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I could not shut out this chaos I would fell indeed, I would go mad, and there was no shutting it out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is all my fault. All of it. Taking the twenty. The wedding video. My dad shutting down our account. Freebie getting hit.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and shut my locker. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But of course I knew that I wasn’t supposed to have any opinion in the matter so I kept my mouth shut. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you wouldn’t shut up about the toffee apple. Now get in the car. Let’s go.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then the door is clicking shut, and I’m standing against it, and he’s looking at me, and I’m looking at his lips. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Lara steps into my room and kicks the door shut behind her. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The president’s son rose slowly, shutting the lid of his laptop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She walks out to the horses and I follow, pulling the door shut behind us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as the Hearse's doors were shut, Lindsey mumbled as if to herself, “Mom would never sell land. Never. Why is she doing that?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“You been holding out on me, Shady. And I thought we had an agreement. Now, I’m going to need double the amount by tomorrow, or I’ll shut you down.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And as soon as the door shuts, he cups my face in his hands, tracing his thumbs along my cheekbones. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

You could never quite be sure what might set him off, shut him down, or make him lose his focus. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She started to shut the door when I wedged my foot inside. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma opened her mouth, shut it, and picked up her pencil again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It worked—his mouth snapped shut, his hands balled into fists. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But in the village of Bywater all the houses and holes were shut, and no one greeted them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I opened the door just wide enough to slip outside, and shut it silently. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’s lying there, in exactly the same position I left him, his hands at his sides, his eyes shut. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I knock on Agent Magnus’s door, he rushes me inside and shuts the door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I move the chair back and shut the window. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Grandpa stalked out, shut the door, and stood there by the bed, shaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand toward his gaping mouth and the Humbug shut his eyes tightly and clasped both hands over his head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He snapped the back of the camera shut and chose the appropriate shutter and aperture settings, which controlled the amount of light the film would be exposed to. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

This is a treacherous smell, and I know I must shut it out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They quietly occupied the stores, some sitting at tables reading and working on homework assignments, until the owners shut down their establishments in the middle of the afternoon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She opened the door a crack and slid through, leaning on it to shut it gently behind her. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat for a long time with my eyes shut, listening to the rain and the wipers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Fadi hadn’t heard of either one, but kept his mouth shut. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“You can go,” I say, before I shut the door. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

All the sound and light from Alabama disappeared because my eyes automatically shut and it seemed like my ears were stuffed with cotton. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So was the world outside, a world he had been shut away from since three o'clock this afternoon when he had sneaked into the school. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crept away from the kitchen, then made a big production of entering the bathroom and slamming the door shut. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was enough to keep Wells away, but she was not to be shut down. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin was shut away with El Patron, whose health was too poor to allow visits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped frantically at his face, clearing his nose and keeping his eyes shut. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bram’s eyes are clenched shut and his chin is locked down. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The out-house is behind the wall and the door shuts with just a peg. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only after he had shut the door, and the taxi was on its way back downtown to Mia’s cramped apartment, did she unfold the paper to see that astonishing figure again: $10,000. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he grinned wickedly, shut off the light, and left the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dill shut the window, almost having to hang from it to close it all the way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You keep your mouth shut and watch the road,” said Weylin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The mill is shut down and the owners have moved on. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We pull the door shut and huddle together, breathing hard in the dark. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I shut the door, latched it, put the lock through the hole, and locked it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Antain shut his eyes tight and tried to force the image away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh shut up,” I bellowed back, getting a little high myself, but still rather furious about her telling me I made most of the garbage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I shut the book, and clutching it to my person, rose to my feet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

You have to shut your eyes because it makes a strange feeling go up your oesophagus. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody cheered and clapped for maybe ten seconds before Coach shut it down and told us it was time to get to work. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They took her past thick, fringed draperies that shut out the light. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But the giant school gate clanged shut as the car left. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She ran after him, but the cross-looking driver shook his head at her and shouted, ‘Full up!’ and shut the doors in her face. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said for us to shut our gobs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven had shut her phone off in annoyance the night before, not wanting to deal with any taunts from Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though the Respectables had steady work, their wages were consistently low, as they found themselves shut out of higher-paying factory jobs in Chicago’s fast-growing industrial base. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even as I did, the great doors—hauled by soldiers—swung in and shut. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Liam put a firm hand on my shoulder, effectively shutting down any chance I had of making good on my threat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes and slipped back into evil dreams. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The leader shot him an annoyed glance, and the other boy shut up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mama tightened her wrapper, then went to the windows; she pushed the drapes aside, checking that the louvers were shut to keep the rain from splashing into the house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He shut himself up in his palace and let matters go as they would. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the mustache quietly shut the door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she noticed the Polaroids that were marching down one side of the wall, and the pink curtains that had been pulled shut. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and slam my register shut. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You got him! I’ve never seen a bird get . . .” I looked right at By and his face was all twisted up and his eyes were kind of shut. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I figure my best bet is to shut my mouth. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I heard Noodles's mother's bedroom door click shut. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I had heard all the evidence, I leaned back and shut my eyes and began to think. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is the poor worm doing shut up in a drawer? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I said, shut up, before I hit you again.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When she sees me watching her, she shuts the antique watch with a sharp click and tosses it into her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He left the baby on the doorstep of a home on the other bank and returned to his waiting wife, and the prison doors clanged shut, locking them in once more. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The doors folded shut like a noiseless accordion. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to have to shut you down. It's the law." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

They’re now all frozen stiff, he said to himself as he shut off the transmitter. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He placed the vial in his briefcase and locked it shut. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The floor went completely black when Mr. Amos pulled the door shut. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I roll over and sit up in time to see the door to our room slide shut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He shut the door and bent forward to say something to the driver. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I shut the door and left her to sleep. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to shut down her account, but I find myself distracted by the months of messages just sitting here. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Because I'm shut inside a small room with a blind girl and her father. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them Mrs. Dudley moved the vase again, and the big door slammed shut. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He zipped the bag shut and put it on the gurney. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I can shut my eyes, but the sounds are just as terrible. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Audrey asked, but I was shutting off the light and grabbing her hand to run. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I shut them out and then was disappointed by their actions. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"I just try to shut up and not care," I say. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I heard the outer door open and shut behind me, but Ambrose didn’t pay it any attention as he walked around to lean against the front of the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, smiling, she shut the door behind her and made her way past chattering students, here for various summer programs, down to the main lobby. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My dad shouted into the apartment, “What did you do, Mayor?” before I heard the door click shut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mama calls again, louder, and I shut the laptop. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It had gotten stuck once, with all the money the Bellinis had in the world inside it, so Papa decided it would be safer never to shut it again. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went out and shut the door quietly behind her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I bite my lips shut from the inside, but it doesn’t work. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

They shut their mouths tight to prevent the laughter escaping, but that didn’t do any good. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Keep your mouth shut,” the other one says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my head with a pillow to shut out the sound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then,” the Apothecary said, shutting his door on the parson, “there is nothing I can do to help you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I snap the laptop shut and jump to my feet, knocking my chair over with a clatter. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They waited until they heard another door shut. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Get up! Get up!” she yelled again, yanking the torn blanket covering Florah and me, and almost instantly I awoke and heard a door shut with a resounding slam. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You shut your mouth, cripple, you hear me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he eased the door shut, peering just in time to see a door in the hall opening. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He jammed me against the brick wall by the ribs, warning me to shut up or else. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was gray and her eyes were squeezed shut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smith stuffed the folded page inside an envelope, already addressed and stamped, and sealed it shut. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her head fell back against the man’s shoulder, and soon her eyes drifted shut. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You better shut up about those dang Twinkies,” he said in her ear. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I shake my head but scramble inside and zip the tent shut. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was fixing to say something but her mouth just opened and shut over and over. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But as soon as she slammed the door shut, Brian started the car with a growl and drove away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His mind had shut out all of the earlier emotions: the anticipation, excitement, pride, and even the happy kinship with his friends. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like if a big guy says he’s good at video games, even though you know you’d gank him, you just keep your mouth shut. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The carnival shuts down in half an hour, and my friends have all gone home. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The back gate of the truck slammed shut. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His left eye was open but the right one was swole shut. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“And have you ever noticed how when you do see one of them trucks it got a real big door in the back of it that opens and shuts so you can’t see what’s inside?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s get it over and the door closed shut on it! East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moment my shoulder brushed his, he snapped the book shut and turned to give me the nastiest stink eye he could muster. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He shut my door again, and I stared at my closed laptop for a few moments. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Some of them even want Mack to shut down the mall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

So we shut our teeth—it will end—it will end—perhaps we will come through. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done he shut the engine down and stood on the hatch with his back against the cabin, listening for the blasts of passing freighters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Charles, stop it! Stop it, I tell you! You keep your filthy mouth shut about my wife!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes shut and was surprised to feel tears trickling down his cheeks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But I had not the strength, the courage, to get off my bed and shut my prison door. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t wait for him to shut the door because I know I’m going to cry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is astonishing how untroubled she looks, in her white robe with her eyes sweetly shut, the rose petal still balanced on her nose. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door slammed shut, Grandma relaxed her firm grip on my face. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The door doesn’t click all the way shut and a sliver of sunlight seeps in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Because — oh shut up laughing, you two — because they’ve both just been turned down by girls they asked to the ball!” said Ginny. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’d set it down inside the cell and slammed the bars shut without a word. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and snap the laptop shut. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed the box shut and thrust it away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door shut behind me, I was running. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of his eyes was burnt shut and his hair was but a nitty wig of ash upon his blackened skull. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Tandy. I don’t want you to think ill of your parents. I probably should have kept my foolish mouth shut.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I heard Millard’s bare feet slap away across the floorboards, and the door swung shut behind him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I say it by shutting my eyes with relief. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Behind him the gate swung shut with a click like the jaws of a crocodile closing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Laurie opened his mouth to ask another question, but remembering just in time that it wasn’t manners to make too many inquiries into people’s affairs, he shut it again, and looked uncomfortable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at some point, Jinny’s voice drifted off, and her eyes fluttered shut. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if they ever made it off the elevator. Ever got to the firestorm. If the elevator doors opened on desperation? Or if they were trapped? Elevators shut down.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’d heard the bathroom light click off and her bedroom door shut. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to ten. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I remember him clutching the curtains in his living room, about nine years old, wearing gray, his dark eyes shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Standing in the passage, he closed the door gently, and in the process shut off every glimmer of the moonlight, which was all coming from Gebu’s room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Adele herded us into the bathroom and shut the door with an incensed slam. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Liza’s eyes brimmed over and she snapped her little mouth shut on her weakness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Internet is shut off,” Oliver announced with a scowl on his face. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She punched me and told me to shut up. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He always kept his mouth shut and he didn’t fool around with anybody. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The officers were now screaming orders to the Moore brothers, telling them to get on the ground and keep their mouths shut. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I took the cap from her, put it on to satisfy her, and then whipped it off as soon as she shut the door. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She closed the medicine cabinet over the sink, then shut the bathroom door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What difference would it make? They should just get married and shut everybody up.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A plain, brown linoleum, tacked to the floor, took its place, and extended down a corridor lined with shut white doors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I quickly tucked my face into his shoulder blade, under my own arm, and squeezed my eyes shut. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But—” “Just shut it, dude. Remember what I said earlier—can’t take any chances. Plus, think about it. You really think there’s an exit anywhere? A secret trapdoor or something?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So I shut my eyes and try to get some rest. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Please shut up. If you want to be my friend, shut up.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The dogs surge, pulling the boy down the stairs, and the door slams shut behind them. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It had ceased crying and lay with its eyes tightly shut He looked at his wife and she looked back at him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I quickly slam it shut, just as a woman steps out of the house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Now I know thou art a man, and a man’s cub no longer. The jungle is shut indeed to thee henceforward. Let them fall, Mowgli. They are only tears.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I don't slam it shut, but pull it hard enough that it makes a soft click. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The door slammed shut behind them and once again the companions found themselves outside the cottage. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now he dragged Chuck Day, Stub McMillin, Don Hume, and Shorty Hunt into his office, slammed the door shut, and gave them hell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s one of the differences between you and me. I know how to keep my mouth shut.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Fern was in school, Wilbur was shut up inside his yard. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The door shut behind them and the siren howled away. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance marched up to the stage and pulled the curtain shut. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The thick walls shut out the clamor of the castle, and he could hear birds singing, the murmur of crickets, leaves rustling in a gentle wind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This time, it was made of blue velvet tied shut with a fine silver chain; on the ends of the chain dangled sapphire baubles. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could help you unpack,” he ventured; the door, now, had virtually shut in his face. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

What I really wanted most of all was to shut them all up in the henhouse until I knew it was safe for them to come out again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I was thanking my stars that I’d learned to make nice buttonholes, when the parlor door opened and shut, and someone began to hum, Kennst Du Das Land, like a big bumblebee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came to a low metal gate that hung open but could be shut to prevent access. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut and I don’t see Prim—I see Rue, the twelve-year-old girl from District 11 who was my ally in the arena. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You shut that foul mouth of yours and get into the back yard,” he snapped. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just keep your nasty mouth shut, will you!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

After the doors shut, Mrs. Jenkins turned to me again, her eyes shining. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

That shut Mark up but earned Luke a frown from Mother. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She should shut her eyes, she thought, and spare herself the sight of her sister’s shame. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beneath his black sur- coat and golden mantle was a shut of well-oiled ringmail, and under that a layer of stiff boiled leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They could not shut their eyes to the ugly and degrading side of wine-drinking and see only the delightful side. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuts the binder and tries to hand it back to me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes closed up Mr. Larson’s fat file folder, put it back in the drawer, shut the cabinet, locked it, and dropped the key back into its place. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted everybody to shut up and go home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually she must have blacked out, because she awoke what seemed like hours later, with her eyes swollen nearly shut and her nose stuffy with snot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I kept my face down and eyes shut long enough for Cate to worry. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All doors in the house are supposed to be shut at all times, unless you’re entering or leaving. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I start running down the hallway, and the faster I go, the faster the doors swing shut. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook shut his eyes, and this is the way his picture appeared later in all the newspapers. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel shut his eyes and fell over the side into the water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impossible to shut it out, useless to try...the fragrant smell was everywhere. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do what?” he says as Henry shuts the door behind them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some innermost trapdoor she must leap upon immediately and lean against with all her weight and padlock shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My sister made some remark about how cheerleading is stupid and sexist, and my brother told her to shut up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

His mother lay in her chair, with her legs stretched out and pressed together; her eyes were almost shut from weariness. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Please guys, don’t,” just before they taped my mouth shut. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dad too—he hasn’t shut up about the swastikas for five seconds since all this started. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I stand on the lawn, arms crossed as she pulls the door shut. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Are you...do you...find men attractive? Are you having unnatural thoughts about..She shuts her eyes tight. “Girls or—or women?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’d nearly forgotten Pascal, his wide-set eyes and insolent smile, and now he comes creeping around my dreams, throwing open windows faster than I can shut them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get out here so your friends will shut up.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the restaurants and clubs would get shut down, sometimes not. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A breath of cold, dank air met me, the smell of an old musty cellar shut away from sunlight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Though Ma tried to dodge him, he kissed her and dragged her away, back into their room, and shut the door. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I was very drunk and I did not want to shut my eyes because the room would go round and round. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to go along with things if you don’t want to get mashed into pulp. But you? You just never know when to shut up and let things go.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Dad—” I’d start, but he would shut me down and barrel on. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lights went out in house and hamlet as they came, and doors were shut, and folk that were afield cried in terror and ran wild like hunted deer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as Natalie and Ms. Morales were in the office and Ms. Morales shut the door, Emma scampered after them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The little sandy-haired woman had turned bright pink, and her mouth was opening and shutting like that of a landed fish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As he shut the door behind him, his hand went unconsciously to the hilt of his sword to keep it from striking the wall or the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Or rather, left behind. These are the people who’ve dawdled and been left inside when the gates were shut. Got to put ’em somewhere, so we keep ’em here. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I hear our front door slam shut next door, and I wave to Mom and Penny as they wander over to the porch. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She got back inside and shut the door. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She stumbled back against the wall, holding her kimono shut. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sound of a lock clicking shut, and then, "You can turn around, if you like." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When I heard the porch door slap shut I knew she had gone inside. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I go into the pantry and shut the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She should just shut up, get to the Smoke, and get it over with. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She shut her laptop and came over to where he was. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tried to open a pair of heavy doors, twisting the handle, but they were swelled shut—so I took a running start and rammed them with my shoulder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The door swung shut behind her, and a puff of warm, delicious air wafted against Anya’s face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t I say for you to shut up?” the policeman said angrily. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and drag my fingers across the metal. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Shut your stupid mouth, or I’ll punch your teeth down your throat and shut it for you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’d pushed the dresser against the room’s only door and tied the window shut with a length of rope despite the fact that it was too small for a grown man to fit through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shut the door and came over to my bed, where he stood looking down at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I grip the bars and shut my eyes tight. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I shut the door and bring the dish into the dining room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I arrived at the door, and before I could announce who I was, the elderly lady who answered exclaimed, “No, we don’t want such a man as you here!” and shut the door. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she went outside with a basket of washing she looked back to see him standing on his hind legs peering after, his soundless mouth opening and shutting behind the window. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded tersely, and despite herself, she kept her mouth shut as she continued down the hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and let myself go. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t tell if she wanted him to continue or to shut up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within a few heartbeats, the gates groaned shut behind them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So they lie there in the fog and keep their mouths shut. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose women who stay shut up like I do have no idea what goes on in this town.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd been the last one inside, and she remembered shutting the gate behind her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It was ghoulish, he knew that, but he couldn’t shut off the pictures. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So if you could shut them off, the citadel would just...float away?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes tightly shut and try to remember, but it’s all too hazy. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A screen door slammed shut and a lawnmower started up somewhere down the street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was relieved when we finally got out of there and slammed the attic door shut. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

His hands shake as he opens cupboard doors and bangs them shut, forgetting where he keeps the cups. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She slammed the door shut with her foot. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please shut up,” she said, scanning the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I shut the door, Zion sighed and said, “I thought she would never leave,” even though she’d only been standing there for about one minute. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I shut the front door with the softest of clicks, afraid to hear the emptiness of an echo. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m freezing my nuts off. I better go get JP before they shut it down.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Anything would be better than the truth: I shut down again. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

No reason to mention my peculiarities, my wandering in the maze these many years, shut away from sight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Robert appeared and shut the windows of the drawing-room behind me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my ruined books, stuffed them into my bag, and slammed my locker shut. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Many students who demanded that the university be ‘shut down’ were careful to check with instructors to be certain they would get course credit at the end of the quarter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t mention that the snakes distributed by Beatrice Leep’s stepbrother were highly poisonous and that the boy had actually taped their mouths shut. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s not,” she said, as if she’d been waiting for me to say that so that she could shut it down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, I can see them preparing to shut the thick metal doors. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Liam’s face turned in my direction, and for the first time, I realized he was actually awake—his eyes were swollen shut. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Daoud held up the fingers of one hand just as the doors slid shut. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I slammed the window shut and headed home. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, he slammed the door shut. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Does Zeus really have lightning bolts that do six hundred damage? Does he get extra movement points for—” “Nico, shut up!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Grandfather shut his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks and disappeared into his beard. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were boxlike in shape, with no courtyards inside them, as if the demons hated fresh air but liked being shut up in something like a trunk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn clamped his mouth shut and jerked his head, motioning for Charlie to go on. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Two minutes after the current had been shut off, Kemmler began to gasp and gurgle. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took two hours to heat the water to 37°C. Once it did, I shut off the pump and got in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels like your whole body is shutting down. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drop that into the deck and snap the door shut. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Zu only put her head back down and shut her eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If you have ever been within forty feet of a whippoorwill, you will under-stand why I couldn’t even shut my eyes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds are the occasional motorboat cutting across the water, screen doors snapping shut. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Think of it this way: she’ll have her mouth plastered shut for at least half an hour,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“You know the name?” said Mr. Jaggers, looking shrewdly at me, and then shutting up his eyes while he waited for my answer. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The tape player rides on her hip, and the cord of the buds has a short in it, so the speaker annoyingly shuts off in one ear unless she settles it just so. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She shut her eyes and went into the inside room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And yet when he says, “I am from outer space,” some of you actually shut your eyes, abase your intellects, and believe! The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could see no worse with his eyes shut. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

So I gradually calmed down and finally shut up. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They didn’t want her shut into one of those places for the insane, so they paid for her to stay in the children’s ward of a big hospital. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never punched anyone in my life, but before I knew it, I squeezed my hand shut, drew back my elbow, and punched Garrett right in the side of the neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He pushes the door shut behind me and I immediately feel the air change, grow close and claustrophobic. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The door opens up and shuts; then there are footsteps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

So I kept my mouth shut and stared off into space. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I put on the slippers and step into Lord Kensington alone, trying not to let my nerves show as the elevator doors shut and the adults wish me luck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I dawdle outside the bathroom until the Candor man walks out, and then walk in before the door has a chance to shut properly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she takes the bread and her cane and starts down the ladder and pulls the trapdoor shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He did his job well, responded with the mandatory “Yes, Sir” to diners’ demands, and pretty much just kept his mouth shut. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then the door slammed shut and everything went dark. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Torn pieces of paper litter the floor, and I’m bending to pick one up when the lights shut off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My mind was spinning as I shut my bedroom door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, the window slams shut, nearly jarring me from my perch, and the lamps go out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My back presses against the door, and it slams shut with a booming thud. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He wished he was impersonating somebody other than Runcorn....The lift doors clanged shut. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The hills now began to shut them in. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Fine. This is the place. Do me a favor and let me do the talking, okay? Keep your mouth shut for once.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She shuts the door behind her, and settles in cross-legged on the end of my bed. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He had not lost it now, but sat there with his hand over his eyes and Longstreet felt shut away from his mind and in that same moment felt a shudder of enormous pity. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man came close behind and shut the door behind us. he said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Skin healed, but an empty spot in her hairline...Violet had to forgo payment to shut her up. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, pressing the heels of my palms against them for good measure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I clamp my eyes shut, hold my breath...and dial. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

By keeping my mouth shut in the first place, when Holly took her fall? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just figure it would be smart to stay on your good side if I don’t want to get my nose broken and my right eye shut.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Ben leans over, and with his gloved hands, pushes my eyelids shut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Obviously my father had let his hopes go sky-high, but since I wasn’t the one sitting in jail, I kept my mouth shut. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I thought he would tuck her in and shut the door behind him as he left. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then she shut the window, adjusted the blind, threw her things and the detached window screen into the bathroom, and closed herself in there as well. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls me away from the flimsy walls toward the stone of the bedroom, shuts the door, grabs Helena, and pushes us both down on the floor to one side of the bedroom window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They were balky, and it took me a few minutes to get them inside and the door shut and latched. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were closed and sealed shut with dried mucus. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bram shoots her a tiny smile, shutting the door gently behind him. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Violet and Klaus spent several minutes opening and shutting Count Olaf’s kitchen cupboards, but there weren’t any cookbooks to be found. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Cora and Caesar climbed into the car and Lumbly abruptly shut them in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, breathing softly through his mouth, he crawled toward the rocks shut away by greenery grown ruthless in sun and air. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came in and went straight up to the bedroom and shut and locked the door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, shut up, Mr. Stupid that was dropped on your head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Most of the time the door was shut but once in a while it was left open a crack, by mistake, probably. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I kept my face to the wall, my eyes glued shut. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The fields and woods were shut in under it, emptied and subdued. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the man stepped inside and into the hall, a soldier shut the door behind him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it will work out. Looking at you, I can tell you’re not going to let any doors shut in your face. Listen, do you have a summer job, an internship, something like that?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her hair still looks like she cut it with her eyes shut. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The next morning, when I came downstairs, my parents’ bedroom door was shut, and Dad was sitting at the kitchen table, by himself. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He opens and shuts a black-and-white clapper board and hands it to me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The door slid shut, and I stared straight ahead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then the screen door shut behind me as I left home for school. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb-world where no sound from the great city could penetrate. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I paced it the way Presto had instructed me, the peepholes slid shut at this point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that. And if that truly was the case, then I’ve been wrong all along telling you to talk more. Maybe we’re all better off when you keep your mouth shut,” Papa said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

PS I followed her truck’s tire tracks out to the road and shut the gate tight. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and shake my head against the memory. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“So from now on you’ll all have to shut your eyes or look in the other direction when she comes in that way. Okay?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She darted back there at once, and no sooner had she pulled the door shut then Lord Asriel called, “Come in.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not believing what I was seeing, I stopped, aghast, and watched as the soldiers dropped huge beams across the doors to brace them shut. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I only read a few before I slam the laptop shut. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The Pornomarts were shut, though, and there were no longer any Feels on Wheels vans and Bun-Dle Buggies circling the Square. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agravaine, whose Adam’s apple had been hurt, relaxed his muscles and lay hiccoughing with his eyes shut He looked as if he were going to the. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, because the shooting was unpremeditated, they were all off the hook, so long as they kept their mouths shut. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best way to get out of this conversation is to keep my mouth shut. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When the door shut and she heard his bed creak as he sat on it, Anya went about cooking the fish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Orleanna, shut up!” he yelled, grabbing her arm hard and jerking the plate out of her hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, we hear her bedroom door shut.“Got one! ” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In a little over two hours, the protesters had shut down three lunch counters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shut the door very gently behind her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You really have to sew the mouth shut?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Emilika adjusted the camera, adjusted me, clicked the shutter twice, and shut down the lights. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dana’s mother slams the door shut, and the echo of the slam spreads through my whole body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The screen door was shut but the main door was open. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Last night the guns were making so much noise that Mother shut the window; I was in Pim’s bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The cloth hung suspended for a moment, bright red and glowing, and then the door was slammed shut again and the light disappeared and the cloth fell to the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

We ran, screaming to our mother, who efficiently shut the window. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch got out of the car and shut the door. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The book was held shut by three sturdy clasps, each with a keyhole. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I know my people are hidden, but I want to run and slam the door shut anyway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her nights were long and filled with dark work; she was exhausted by dawn, and drifted off as soon as she let her eyes shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One of them wrote something in a black leather notebook, nodded, and snapped it shut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below them, shut in by the tall houses, was the village square, crowded with Indians. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was all shut up, curtains pulled tight, letters and papers hanging from the black metal mailbox. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was worried about her after her encounter with the spiders at Fort Sumter, and he didn’t know how to help her, especially if she shut him out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She whispered spells into lead boxes, quickly slamming the door shut the moment the spell was uttered and sitting on the lid to hold it in. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And just before it clicks shut, and I run to it, unaware where I am for a moment, like I’m watching a movie? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They fell so densely from the off-white sky that Bo squeezed his eyes shut. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I squeeze them shut and conjure up an image of my mother. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Every door in this house swings shut when you let go of it.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to a long stretch of newly graded road, I shut off the engine, and the sudden silence sounded like noise. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His pacifying voice— “Momma, she—” “You shut up, Ju. I’m talking to your sister.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept watching, straining to see their faces, but I was shut out by their backs. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had said it in a loud whisper through the chained opening in the door and slammed it shut. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was late when she came back, and no one saw her creep upstairs and shut herself into her mother’s room. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, shut up. How you think I feel? I shouldn’t haveta be running like this at my age.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he tried to ask her about the incident on the Calle San Jose - those ghosts on the balcony, all staring at her, whispering accusations - Reyna shut him down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he finished his drink, made up the fire and went away to sleep, leaving Rowsby Woof shut in the kitchen. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Piggy opened his mouth to ssspeak, caught Jack's eye and shut it again.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

What, I'm Danish, shut up, she would have said if his mom hadn't been there. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The blows to her face had left one eye swollen shut and performed a gross injury to her temple. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"It's castle- forged steel, you stupid," she snapped, turning in the saddle to glare at them, "and you better shut your mouth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I shoved Frankie’s elbow to get him to shut up, grateful for the darkness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It looked like a neighborhood on a holiday, when the factories are shut down, but without the fun of a party. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“My husband,” Mrs. Klugman began, but at that point, having finished shaving, Isidore strode into the living room and shut off the TV set. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And when we’ve covered the entire ceiling, Russ shuts off the lights. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yawned, sliding the door shut behind him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

"None of your business. And this is not the club," Whit shut them down, shaking her head. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She came in, and I shut the door. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want him to shut me out like he has everyone else. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The door unlocks with a click, and I throw myself onto an empty couch, my head swimming as I slam my eyes shut, pretending to sleep. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I’m about to shut off the television, but then Caesar is telling us to stay tuned for the other big event of the evening. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put the bottle back in the drawer and shut it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the last cart carried only a battered crate, padlocked shut, with airholes punched in the sides, and branded on the back—a symbol she would have recognized anywhere. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Landers can't just shut down and wait when they have low batteries. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear her car door slam shut, and then there is an aggressive knock on my window. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wait a couple of minutes before I tiptoe across the small living room and quietly shut the door behind me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sands didn’t yell or scream or anything, but the way she said those couple of things nude everybody who heard it shut their mouths and listen real hard. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new Unsullied threw down their spears and shields and ran, only to find the gates of Astapor shut behind them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And when that modest milestone flashes past, or at some other point thereabouts, for reasons unknown your atoms will shut you down, silently disassemble, and go off to be other things. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I glance to the parrot on his shoulder, and the parrot shakes his head, making it clear I should keep my mouth shut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was shut, her lips were pressed together, and her fists were clenched. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then I heard Father shutting the door of the van. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe those men are Christians, Brother Gerald, because they yelled at her to shut up with that blankety-blank Jesus tune. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom tosses me a final wan smile—I love you, but I remain disappointed—and shuts the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Barb giving me a final disappointed look before my door swings shut. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Getting in there and slamming the thing closed, spinning the wheel handle, keeping it shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But Nye, in pursuit of the narrative, raced his pen, and Church, lazily slamming a shut hand against an open palm, said nothing—until suddenly he said. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in and shut the door behind you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the classroom door slams shut, and the room falls silent. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He shut the door, and she drove away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She probably wants me to keep my mouth shut, but isn’t the whole point of debate club to argue? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The door swings shut and locks behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He knew enough about lawyers to know when they were about to snap the trap shut. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnett asked them to shut off their phones, but they ignored her.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was planning to go to bed earlier, because we were supposed to be ready to leave for the museum at 8:00 A.M. but my roommates wouldn’t shut up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

James is getting a bit frustrated shut up here, he tries not to show it but I can tell—also, Dumbledore’s still got his Invisibility Cloak, so no chance of little excursions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled the choke out to flood the motor and shut it off so I could hear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You shut up!” he says, pointing at the doctor’s chest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But equally, without exception, so that no one felt shut out by some irrelevant mischance of birth. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"I've been very mysterious, though," she says, her eyes squint half shut. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then the car door opened and shut, and the motor went broom-broom and, edging off with a crunch of gravel, faded into the distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The doors of the hills are shut; the river boils; men sweat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I get up and stop myself from slamming it, and just shut it quietly. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I heard my dad say, “Celia, what the hell?” before I shut the door. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I run into the cottage and shut the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When no one else will fit in, the Turks slam shut the tailgate and slide the bolt. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember how I looked out of the frosted pane and saw the looming great North Star and lost it, as though the sky had shut its eye. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Love, will you shut up? I’ve come back for just one reason. I love you.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We won’t practice with the Snitch yet,” said Wood, carefully shutting it back inside the crate, “it’s too dark, we might lose it. Let’s try you out with a few of these.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“No. The lumberyard would shut down. I’d lose my job. My family would lose its income. My mom couldn’t get by on the little sewing jobs she does.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I clicked my pencil case shut and the music stopped. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Katherine turns her head, refusing to meet the sheriff's eyes, her lips clamped shut. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We both moved our heads with the rhythm and I shut off my brain. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He often fought the urge to raise his own voice from behind the kitchen door and tell her to shut up, especially when she called Master a sophist. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I slide quickly out of bed, nudge my door shut, and lock it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I just shut my eyes and thought of nothing and felt at peace with the world. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She sped off, the door slamming shut soon after as I was left coughing in the cloud of dust thrown up by her tires. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Well, to be honest, Joey told it to him, because I was shutting up for the rest of the night. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Over them was a lane of pale-blue sky, around them the dark overshadowed River, and before them black, shutting out the sun, the hills of Emyn Muil, in which no opening could be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Dusty Muleman offered him more if he kept his mouth shut.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or the portable typewriter now sitting on her desk, latched shut but all ready to go. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Appearing beside him, her long nightgown trailing wispily, Iran shut off the TV set. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I raise my chin, let my eyes drift shut. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Earlier, I thought I’d heard a door shut, but when I looked now, the coast was clear. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Anger suddenly filled me, constricting my air passages, pressing my nostrils shut. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He shut the Black Chamber within months, at the end of October 1929. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I squeezed the brush as dry as I could and put it back in the bag and shut it, and went to the door again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was chilly but I didn’t shut the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He opened the door to the garage, stepped through the doorway, and shut the door behind him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I enter the crawlspace deep inside me and shut the hatch. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now a number of reporters were following the story of Fazlullah’s attempt to shut down the girls’ schools of Pakistan, including a man from the New York Times. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once we heard the glass doors slam shut and the elevator ding-dinging down, she said, “What are you doing here?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and threw an arm across my face to block out the hellish blaze flooding my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The walls of the Door were only seconds from sealing shut. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I know all of this already,” I say, wishing she would shut up. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ishmael pushed the door to his office open and shut it again with his shoulder. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Until then, I’ll be more patient, and I will shut up right before I’m about to say something stupid. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"It's a long story involving shutting up and not caring." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He'd helped to broker the Paris Agreement on climate change, brought tens of thousands of troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and led the effort to effectively shut down Iran's nuclear program. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The bathroom’s one cabinet was stuffed with towels and didn’t shut all the way. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

My eyelids are slowly shutting when an alarm blares over the speaker, jolting me awake. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I should just tell the old cow to shut up, but I never have and never will. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I walked to my room and shut the door, slammed it really, so I could be free to go to pieces privately. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not until the doors had clanged shut again did Percy realize he was in a lift with his father. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kelly led George into her room and shut the door behind her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Arthur squeezes his eyes shut and he’s shaking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then she looks over at me and starts to say something, but she shuts her mouth back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Fuming almost as much as his homework, Ron slammed The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 shut. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was almost four months ago that the door was sealed shut between Hilly and me, a door made of ice so thick it would take a hundred Mississippi summers to melt it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

With his thumb and his forefinger, he slides my eyelids shut, sentencing me to the vulnerability of darkness. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And I wish you’d shut up. I don’t even want to talk about it with you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Almost at once there were more running footsteps and again the car door opened and slammed shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

As it’s shutting, I stop one more time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Just shut up and stuff your face,” she said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I want to shut my eyes and make everything stop. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I shut off the flashlight and bury myself under the covers. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Werner opens his mouth but closes it again; he drowns; he shuts his eyes, his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But Rab said, and Johnny knew this was true, sometime the British would not stay tamely shut up in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember your promise,” he warned, and shut the door in Lazlo’s face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, so he wouldn’t be able to see the view of endless space below him, and pulled his right foot as hard as he could away from the grassy ceiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, waiting for him to switch on the cheap nightstand lamp, but he kept to his rule: no lights outside the bathroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even the door to the basement was shut, which meant that either Mom or Dad had camped out downstairs rather than share their room with each other. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could shut me up,” she said quickly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You see, my dear. Your mother is very astute. I have finally learned how to shut that woman up,” she said, pointing to Aunt Julia’s car as it bounced down the road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I was only able to sneak a quick glance inside before he pulled out four white square packets and shut it again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had that purplish angry fire in his eyes that usually meant something bad and godly was going to happen if we didn’t shut up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You surely do not want to have a magical duel here in your shop! Why, something like that could get you permanently shut down.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Rain was blowing through the screen and I walked across the room to shut the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes still shut, I heard him bounce in through my bedroom door and plop down on Jermaine’s old bed. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He shut the book, put it carefully on the floor, lay down, and pulled the coverlet over both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The door clicks shut behind us, taking all the light with it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A long curtain shut the back half off from view. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash began to pull it shut, the hinges squeaking, and the bottom of the gate dragged against the ground until it lodged in place, still partly open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they pull into the driveway and she tries to get out, Justyce reaches over and pulls her door shut. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I scurry out of the backseat, my right shoulder braced against the weight of my bags, and kick the door shut. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Then they, too, shut their door and closed the curtains. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He clamped his mouth shut, trying not to breathe, but he could feel himself losing consciousness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes again and lie still, just trying to think, to calm down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held the elevator door from sliding shut. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he shut the door behind him and locked it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I had to shut this meaningless conversation down or else who knows what we’d start talking about. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I go upstairs, wet shoes squeaking against the floor, and shut the door to my room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stay where I am until she steps out of my room and the door slides shut behind her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This, the old man says shutting the lid, this ain’t for sale. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the kids started laughing at him, and he told them to shut up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, I had taught him to “shut the door”: He would jump up and bang it shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wraps her arms even tighter around Geak and squeezes her eyes shut, praying while the others beg for mercy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook shuts one spice jar and opens another. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ll send it through again now,” he said, zipping the bag shut. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Traveling alone and keeping his mouth shut, he discovered that his face and his manner did not advertise his identity as a North Korean on the run. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They pushed a low chair against the door and shut the window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That’s an understatement. I’m dying. When organs start shutting down, it doesn’t take long. I always knew it was a possibility. My parents were in denial.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Something inside me shuts down and I'm too numb to feel anything. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Most of them only see the ungiving soil from which a man must wrestle his subsistence and the barriers that shut him out from the world. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I keep my mouth shut and take the bag. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached behind, fumbling until he found the knob, and pulled the door shut. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My hands fumble along the collar of my shirt and find the button that secures it shut. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I try to make my mouth move to say you’re welcome, but it stays shut, so I give a little smile. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo knew just where the present habitation and heart of that will now was: as certainly as a man can tell the direction of the sun with his eyes shut. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the RECOs were not designed to be shut down so easily. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Before the door swung shut, I could see that there were a number of guys from the team, showered and changed back into their school clothes, waiting outside. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She shut the front door quietly behind her. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I wake I try to hypnotise her; but alas! though she shut her eyes obedient, she may not sleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop rambling, so I bit the inside of my lip to shut myself up. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door shut and ran back up to the privies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We hear a door shut in an unseen hallway. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Who spends half her life in bed immobilized with terrible pain, shutting out the world. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dale jumped up and shut the lights off. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

If I had shut my eyes it wouldn’t have been any darker. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Everybody shut up and give him a chance!” screamed Melissa. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sunlight bangs his own eyes shut and he holds his hand over them, peeking through his fingers until it is safe. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed her again, shut the door behind her, and she heard him whistling as he ran across the street to his room. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Please shut up,” Luke said, checking the kitchen again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Runners had just returned and entered the mysterious Map Room, clanging the iron door shut; Minho had already gone in earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He made sure Peeves wasn’t inside before shutting the door behind them, then he told them what he’d seen and heard. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Me, with the eyes shut, “A trench mortar shell.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to laugh as I pulled the heavy door shut, but his question wasn’t funny. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lili shut the door behind her, making her way out to the yard. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I sit by myself in the kitchen with my eyes glued to the box and my mouth glued shut by peanut butter. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was named The Salmon because of the fishmonger next door but when the fishmonger shut down no one bothered to change the name. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes an exhausted sound, like a padded door shutting, by itself, at a distance: a puff of air. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instructor shut the door and told the drill to those of us remaining: We were to lock elbows and move in two concentric circles around him, one clockwise, the other counterclockwise. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hole that had opened up for Anya snapped shut with a whisper, and she was cast into darkness. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby went in, the others followed, and the door swung shut. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Snape’s lip curled, but he left, shutting the door with a snap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He is literally all I think about, even when I’m painting, and usually painting is how I shut out the rest of the world. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The cameramen, pursuing the prisoners and the police into the courthouse and up three flights of stairs, photographed the door of the county jail slamming shut. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents, Sicilians lately come over from the other side, had shut up the girl in a dark room so that the neighbors could not see her shame increase. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell he really felt bad, so I just shut up and let him finish. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Joon turns back around and walks to his room, shutting the door behind him. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

How I had opened my mouth when I should have stayed silent, and shut it when I should have spoken out. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He straightened his friend’s body, placed the other dog tag in Charlie’s mouth, and tied his mouth shut with a strip of cloth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The largest black newspaper, the World, with a circulation of over two hundred thousand, was shut down, its journalists and editor, Percy Qoboza, detained. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuts the door, shaking his head with a smile, and walks slowly into the kitchen where he finds his parents, aunt, and uncle all raising champagne glasses into the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The ironmen slammed shut the tall doors at the foot of the hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew Dad would be upset about it, but I just couldn’t keep my mouth shut. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was like my brain had shut that part of me down completely. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If I squeeze my eyes nearly shut, the swirling lights ain’t so bad and everything sort of stays in its place. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Parts of the South Side had become desolate as businesses shut down and families continued to move out. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

To show him up and shut him up once and for all? Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got Old Flap back in his stall, shut the stable door, and started walking home. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Before long, Captain Cook became quite skillful at getting out and was ready to be taught how to get inside when the door was shut. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m certain that if a door shuts between us, it will lock and I’ll have to spend the night without him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem odd, of course, a dwarf shutting himself away from the sun. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Even though Papa shut the door firmly, I heard his voice, words flowing into each other in an endless rumble like a revving car engine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Lanier once preached that when a door is shut in our faces, we shouldn’t worry, because someday, if we’re properly patient, God just might open another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from the stairwell, that was the only part of the building still accessible; the other floors were all frozen shut, walls of ice clogging their rooms and hallways. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was the first time she ever told me to shut up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Tori’s warning whispers in my memory every time my resolve to keep my mouth shut falters. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, we see him, and since you a cupcake, we suggest you leave him alone," Aaron said, shutting Curron down. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Winnie’s frantic dancing and then he looked at the toad, who had pressed down close to the dirt, eyes tight shut. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slammed the refrigerator door shut and ran to her as she ran to me, and we hugged each other and did a little foot-stomping dance, laughing, as we circled the kitchen table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he squeezed his eyes shut to block out the fox’s evil stare. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, he shook his head in strenuous denial of these memories. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, she cried. Not much, but a lot for her—a choke and two sniffles and a wiped nose and polished her glasses and snapped shut like a watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once closed, the messages from body and environment shut off, and it is too late to go. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You lived this way for forty years! You kept on long after all the other communities and communes shut down and disappeared! Why stop now?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, then opened them. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

This would be an excellent time to make a joke, but I'm thinking shut up shut up shut up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Maribel leaves the closet and I take her place, shutting the door behind me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Sandy seems relieved I haven’t shouted at him to shut up and leave me alone. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Still smells of animals,” he said, and he held the door open for Inigo, and together, stride for stride, they entered the Zoo of Death, the great door shutting silently behind them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A ninth-grade academy in a separate building, which had been successful in acclimating students to high school, was to be shut down. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shut my mouth; with Sam it was the wrong thing to beg. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So the centers were shut down and the birds were abandoned to die off in the wild. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, I was also grappling with feelings for Courtney, but it wasn't until after you shut me down that I even considered him a possibility. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The chickens, shut up in the coop for the night, cooed to each other as I went by but didn’t make too much fuss. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Chuck’s was shut, and rode up over his hips. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Montag shut his eyes, shouted, shouted, and fought to get his hands at his ears to clamp and to cut away the sound. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were just an ordinary citizen and witnessed one scythe killing another, and then were offered immunity to keep your mouth shut, what would you do?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Is that how you shut up and stay out of the way?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He said he’d asked his mom a thousand times what she’d said to me that day but that she refused to answer any of his questions, that she’d shut him out completely. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shut P. T. in the shed, and the dog’s whimpering reminded him of May Belle and made his headache worse. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bigger ran to it and caught the steel bars in his hands and swept the door forward, slamming it shut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I take in that disturbing fact, the front door slams shut. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The door to the landing was locked, the bookcase shut. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Conant was telling him point-blank to put up or shut up. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tears welled in his eyes as the boulder door rolled shut, sealing him once again in the stinky torch- lit dankness of the Cyclops’s cave. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas squeezed his eyes shut for a few seconds as he ran, trying to concentrate. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I dive across the room, but with one eye swelled shut I have no depth perception and come up short. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko was about to shut the door when he heard a muffled noise—was it a splash? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuts the window and returns to the world of his own making. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not magic. I’m just sleeping. So shut up!” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and make myself a promise: I will defy the Doctorita, every day, every chance I get, in my own secret vmsima way. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Everybody go home! The door is shut! The party is over!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I shut the door he woke with a start. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

With the door shut, the sound of the sirens softens. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

January gives them her thanks as the elevator doors shut. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“My friend, the same wind that blows one door shut often blows another open,” he said. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He holds his stout, closes his eyes, and song comes out in a high whine.The words make no sense and everyone wonders why tears are seeping from his shut eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clifton waited until the door had shut behind the last student and then he said, “Is everything okay?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias shut me in my room for the rest of the day, checking on me every hour. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then a huge boom sounded throughout the chamber as the mechanism above them slammed shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Determined as he was to remain friends with both Ron and Hermione, he was spending a lot of time with his mouth shut tight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to say I’m sorry for shutting you down before. On the train, I mean.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was trying not to let the door bang shut behind me when I heard the man on the stage say, “Leah Diamant?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk to anyone. Just greet them and then shut your mouth.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cast a last anxious glance outside, then pulled the door shut behind him and leaned against it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I should’ve shut my big mouth and not said anything about the pageant, but Ellen signing up somehow felt like scoring points for the other team. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The Commander stoops, gets into the car, disappears, and Nick shuts the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and squeezed his eyes shut, as though he could deny their existence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As quietly as I could, I removed the screen from my window, set it against the wall, climbed into the flowerbed outside, and slid the storm window shut behind me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He wedged the can against the doorframe, so even if the door tried to shut on its own, the can would keep it propped open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She put the cap on the pen and twisted it shut. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut the nozzle off and looked the sheriff in the eye. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He nodded occasionally but kept his eyes and spine at attention and obviously wished that she would shut up. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Still and all, if Aunt Loma had kept her mouth shut, Mama might of had her trip. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Something about the words “review” and “policy” just shuts people down. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I back out through the doors, letting them shut heavily and move to lean my head against the side windows from where I can watch the drama without anyone seeing me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

South Korean distributors primarily distribute to South Korean retailers, effectively shutting everyone else out of the market. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Generators flooded and shut down, and the reactors overheated, resulting in total nuclear meltdown. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If I were Twig, I wouldn’t apologize for Clarissa, because at least she was walking around and talking and living—but I kept my mouth shut. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The tantrums, the afternoons she spent locked in her room with the drapes shut, her severe manner with the children occurred less frequently. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then the boy who’d opened the door called out “Hakujin!” and slammed it shut, and they all ran away laughing hysterically. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door shut behind them, Natalie asked, “You heard everything, didn’t you?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But even as the door shut behind them, I had a knot in my stomach. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The music—a song called “Spread Your Wings” that’s really grown on me—cuts off as she abruptly slams her laptop shut and spins in her chair to face me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Most of them worked in factories, or did, before factories shut down owing to a lack of electricity and manufacturing supplies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The smell that rose from the saucepan was so powerful and exciting that they shut the window lest anybody outside should notice it and become inquisitive. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t help any, I was still shut out, and I stopped going to the display store altogether. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The hospital is being shut down and moved back to Berlin. We are catching the last train from the station this evening. Karin will help you pack.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I call his name, start toward him until a nurse pushes me back and shuts me out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They imprisoned Ares, bound him with chains of brass and shut him up. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me that he’s going to sleep, and can I shut off my cell phone? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She shut the door and put the string of keys back on top of the kitchen doorframe. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I let out a slow breath as he slams his door shut. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The underwear and stuff came from a disaster-relief warehouse that had to be shut down because of the state budget cuts. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Granddad had shut them up before he left the island. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I snapped the book shut, annoyed, and rolled over onto my back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grew more afraid of the darkness; I shut my eyes, pulled the blanket over my head and minutes later I was in dreamland. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strikingly, Grover did not fidget at all; what was more, he participated in the conversation with as much alacrity as he had formerly shut it out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia shuts her eyes, attempting to concentrate, but it has always been difficult to push him away once he has grabbed ahold of her, and she cannot manage it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Max disappears, the window shuts, and I get to my feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hear the gun and then I shut everything out. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He stretched skin over the openings and sutured them shut. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I shut the door and roll down the window. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She waves over her head and shuts the door. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He knows it’s impossible for me to keep my mouth shut.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Now that I have observed the courtesies, my lady, perhaps my sons will do me the honor of shutting their mouths. Why are you here?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and felt a force like a nuclear explosion blister my skin and crack my lips. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and kept my mouth shut, but my rage was mounting by the hour. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I turn to shut the car door behind me I can see Nick looking at me through the glass. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will, Archivist, if you will just shut up!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He opened the door for his grandfather, but he let it swing shut on the old man’s heel. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she opens the drawer that holds my few possessions, she shuts it quickly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Darker it loomed, and steadily it rose as they approached, until it towered up high above them, shutting out the view of all that lay beyond. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Most of us, under pressure, get too aroused, and past a certain point, our bodies begin shutting down so many sources of information that we start to become useless. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Before she could reply, he shut the door and left. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We drove though the streets, sitting upon soft cushions with our windows shut against the heat and dust. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She swung the cylinder sideways and looked at the cartridges, snapped it shut and put it on her desk, and laid a sheet of paper over it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shut the door behind him, and Mr. McCullough listened, still clutching his overcoat against himself, as if it were a towel. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She squeezed her eyes shut to force away the memory. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Tats, can you just shut up? I need to study. I can’t fail another exam.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I went through to the office with only a nod, shutting the door upon their voices and sat staring out through the trees. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom chimed in that all the junk food Maureen ate had led to a chemical imbalance, and Brian started yelling at them all to shut the hell up or he’d arrest them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As Daisy and I drove toward her apartment in Harold’s warm embrace, she wouldn’t shut up about the crush she was certain I had. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Carmen shut the window, forcing those thoughts out of her mind. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

It was narrow and had been painted shut years ago. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine, how’s this? You shut me out because you don’t want me to find out too much about you. You think that if I know too much about your family, I’ll leave you.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I had left the door in the front of the store open about six inches, and the wind had blown it shut. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She watched the sky over Wash’s shoulder with the eye that was not swollen shut. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I quick shut off my motor and lie down in my little skiff as it goes by. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s built, he keeps his mouth shut, and unlike you”—she popped a grape in her mouth—“he does dishes.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Yep, my mind and soul and heart had a quick meeting and voted to shut down for a few repairs. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t want us to succeed. If we keep showing the world how smart kids are here, no way is the city shutting down Riverview.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I said, “I. . .” other until we’d reached the bottom and the curved wall of ice where Althea had frozen shut the exit tunnel. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He spent most of his time shut up in his study and the few times that he went out he would return to recite the rosary with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I went into the bathroom and shut the door and sat on the edge of the tub. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t any good at trig in high school,” Mother moaned, slamming the book shut. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rain has picked up, but we make a break for it, falling breathlessly into the seats and letting the doors slam shut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Marigold shut the door, and her mother backed out of the parking lot, continuing her hunt for the youngest Asher child. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I turned my new family loose in the house and shut the door quick. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Shut up, shut up, Hooper. Oh God, will you stop doing that, stop it.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I tossed all the gym bags full of dirty sports gear in the trunk and slammed it shut. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She does, and I shut the door behind her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You shut up, Russell. I didn’t tell him where we stold it.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the door slammed shut, and the truck started with a lurch. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Two hundred yards this side of our home, the road made a turn around a low foothill shutting our house off from view. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bows her head, squeezing her eyes shut. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Having shut the gates, most of the soldiers began to stroll away, leaving only two behind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody’s short, wrinkled grandma stood there, eyes folded shut, hands raised with the Spirit, murmuring over and over, “We’re ready for the overcoming, Lord. We been singing for it long enough.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He shut his door and I heard him pacing back and forth. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The city was shaken with fear and each man did quickly what he had to do and went into his house and shut the door. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Mother called it “the art of shutting up.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ear extended his ears slightly, but the wind blew them shut. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I watch until he’s disappeared and the door’s shut. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As he shuts the door, he drops the smile. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I shut off the water, and in the sudden quiet it all seems so stupid. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Neither of them kept the door from banging shut behind them, so both tensed for Grandma’s inevitable “Y’all know better than to be slamming doors in my house!” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She snapped the book shut and handed it to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe leveling with her would shut her up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The cab skids away, and I hold my bag close and shut my eyes and say a frantic prayer that it all goes off okay. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He steps out of the entrance and lets the door shut behind him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But even as he spoke, the cellar doors slammed shut, and Milligan was gone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol gets up, shuts the door to his room, muffling the noise of the party that swells below him, the laughter of the children playing down the hall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hoisted it up by its peaked roof and took it into the house, up the stairs to my room, and shut the door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

"Looks like a bent paper clip on a string," I say, and Freak tells me to shut up and follow orders. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Zepeda, twenty-two, says he heard the metal doors slide, then clang shut. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then the door would clang shut, and he would sit back down to work, seeing nothing — spinning halos, that was, spots of light, shapes — until his eyes readjusted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The redbrick buildings were still standing, but all the decent stores had either shut down or moved out to the mall when Wal-Mart set up shop on the outskirts of town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Its canvas top ruffled in the wind as it paused and shut off its lights. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I get why he keeps his mouth shut as soon as he’s around other kids. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“There’s no radio here,” he says, and shuts the door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Why do you shut Mom and me out? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Get in the back seat,” he said, and I got in and Joseph picked up his backpack and got in and he shut the door, and Mr. Canton turned the heater to high. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Always putting her at a disadvantage somehow, and yet, now and then, surprising her, letting her peek through a door that always seemed to slam shut again before she could actually see inside. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Courtney opened her eyes, looked at us, then shut them again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Angry now, they made another run, and set up the overlap and cross on the right side—the very sequence Luma had warned her players to shut down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Once the door clicked shut, she leveled her gaze on Mr. Gibbs. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Adam, will you tell your tennis coach to shut up?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s already gone to the spare bedroom next to the TV room and shut the door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He quickly replaced the binder on the bookcase, shut the door, and spun the combination dial to make sure it was locked. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I slammed my locker door shut and snapped the lock closed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And the elevator door dings shut and I watch as, I swear to you, the whole plant exhales. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I trudged down the hall to my room, alone, but when I turned to shut the door she was standing in it, still toting the baby on her hip. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was a light, dreamless sleep, a kind of half-sleep, that refreshes but does not shut off the world completely. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not since The Day Our Life Fell Apart and Dad slammed Devon’s door shut and put his head against it and cried and said, No no no no no. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy slammed the door shut and stood up. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When Dad's gone, I jump up and shut my door. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except right at her door Joe suddenly took her arm and squeezed it hard and whispered, “Now keep your mouth shut about this, see? Not a word!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my hand shut to crush it but it got in another sting on my palm. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

They heaved the body into the trunk and slammed the trunk lid and car doors shut. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She slammed the door shut, and it immediately popped back open. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

We heard Father’s bedsprings groan suddenly, then Father at the window yelling for him to shut up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the little crate door shut and trapped her inside. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Frodo shut and locked the round door, and gave the key to Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I shut myself into the stall against the wall and take off my clothes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folding the wings and shutting his eyes tightly, he shouted out with bad grace, “I promise never to kill or eat another mouse or shrew of any type as long as I live, so there!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I knew I should keep my mouth shut, but Mr. D was about to kill me or haul me back to camp in shame, and I couldn’t stand either idea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When my mom is angry with me, she shuts off like a broken oven light. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It’s safer if I keep my mouth shut. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

No one can say what causes the oceans’ chemistry to change so dramatically from time to time, but the opening and shutting of ocean ridges would be an obvious possible culprit. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even before he ate, he and Mom would go into the bathroom and shut the door while they talked. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed, of course, his mother had seen him, and when the door swung shut and he realized he was locked in, it surprised him greatly. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He looks at me with careful eyes—desperate eyes—but the light in them vanishes quickly, like a window being slammed shut. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was shut down, which, for so early in the evening, was unusual. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes everything I have to keep my mouth shut, my thoughts to myself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Without hesitating, Werner steps to the edge of the platform and shuts his eyes and jumps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ivy wanted to run down Cherry Street, but her ankle still smarted a little, so she slapped her notebook shut and forced herself to walk. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she tried to bite, her teeth snapped shut on cold dirty chainmail. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I climbed inside the capsule, the platform retracted and the hatch irised shut at my feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. have to call down to tell them to shut up the racket. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get an idea in my mind and can’t shut it off, and it just keeps going and going until I wanna scream. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Take your clothes off and keep your mouth shut!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taran, about to answer, shut his lips tightly and nodded his head. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’m convinced the world wants me to shut up, that I’m better off folding myself into a million pieces. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just another shut up and don’t fight back. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But even she had a tense look around her eyes, like she was fighting against squeezing them shut and pretending none of this had happened. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He ran through the door, slamming it shut behind him. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Angel rolls her eyes but shuts her mouth. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’m shutting up. Please be careful. I have to see you one la—I have to see you, okay?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and tensed my muscles against an urge to vomit. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’ll unhand you,” said Bronwyn, and then she picked him up, stuffed him headfirst into the booth, and barred the door shut with his umbrella. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hera looked like she wanted to argue, but she kept her mouth shut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed, my eyes squeezed shut, unable to make the simplest decisions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set up two biocontainment pavilions at the hospital and shut the people up for a couple of weeks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door shuts, and the commotion from the corridor is gone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Drew them all back into its bulging mouth and shut its jaws. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door of the carriage shut, and the cracked glass shattered completely, letting in the rain. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bloom said, “We have nothing more to say,” pulled Linda back, shut the door and locked it, and leaned against it, shaking, unable to believe the way in which he had stood up to them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his mouth shut, but he looked hopeful. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

There had even been a furtive sound about the way the hinge squeaked, as if he were cautiously easing it shut, as if he did not want even Ranofer to know he had been gone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes because it was blacker with them open. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lord Commander reached up to pinch its beak shut, but the raven hopped up on his head, fluttered its wings, and flew across the chamber to light above a window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Stepping out into the hall, he shut the door after him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It was bound to leak out eventually,” Aech said, shutting off the TV. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I went to my own room and shut the door. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie squeezed her eyes shut and startled at a small touch on her forehead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m just leaning over the sofa to pull the curtains shut when I see a woman, her head bent to her chest, scuttling along the pavement on the opposite side of the street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hurry to slide the main door shut, leaving Crick outside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The public outcry shut down all space exploration. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He fought with his eyes shut and his head lowered. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wrap my shaking arms around my legs, resting my head on my knees and squeezing my eyes tightly shut. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His lips were always tightly shut, and he spoke to no one. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I choose the bad movie option, diving for the closet and shutting myself in before Oscar’s boots are stomping across the room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I was about to roll the door shut when she grabbed my wrist and pointed toward her gloves on the ground. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I stop, and I print out Alicia's e-mail, and then I shut the computer down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the door clicks shut behind me, an alarm blares across the camp and makes me jump back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I head into my room and throw my door shut with the same amount of force. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Lumbly shut the barn door, the chains jingling with the vibration. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“But I can get to Rome if you’ll keep your mouth shut when you leave here and give me a chance to catch a ride. Will you doit?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I left Laleh’s suitcase in the hall, pulled my own in after me, and shut the door. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After being shut in for so long, I decided to catch a breath of fresh air. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Brenda shut up her whine halfway out of her Rose Lustre lipsticked mouth. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

His face was all bunched up like he was thinking the exact same thing, so I walked beside him and kept my mouth shut. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I told you to shut up about my dad!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If their parents had been home, they would have told them to shut the door because they were letting all the air conditioning out and didn’t they know how much money they were wasting? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes so tight it was painful. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He snapped the file shut and stuffed it in his coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“On the bright side,” Percy said, “both Jason and I outrank you, Octavian. So we can both tell you to shut up.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He held the smile as he and Yai slunk out the door and shut it behind them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Quickly she squeezed them shut and uttered another loud snore. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You shut up. He’s carrying his soccer ball around all day, showin’ off, you know? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried taking off my shorts, but I shut my legs tightly. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

One of his eyes was swollen shut, and his nose was thick and purple. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Pong pulled Somkit by the arm out of the stall and swung the door shut behind them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He reached up and snapped the fasteners shut once more. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And then I remembered what she’d done to my family, and it slammed shut again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Bring me something to keep the door shut,” he said as he leaned against it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“It looks like a Grim if you do this,” he said, with his eyes almost shut, “but it looks more like a donkey from here,” he said, leaning to the left. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Chou sits silently on the other side of Keav, her eyes shut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simon lowered his head, carefully keeping his eyes shut, then sheltered them with his hand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Grandma jumped when we heard the front door open and shut. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The orderly saluted and, with one more swift uneasy glance at the empty bed, went out and shut the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I turned her so I could see her face when I kissed her and I saw that her eyes were shut. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Terryl shut her door and put on the record player to shut out the noise. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I clamp my mouth shut and bite my lip. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“There's a window, though. Maybe if he sees you he’ll finally shut up.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I went in myself, closing the grid behind me and pushing the panel half shut again, its normal position. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He typed on his computer until his eyes shut from exhaustion, only to suddenly jump up and begin pacing the room, swinging his arms, giving himself a pep talk: “Come on, Pel. Come on.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Whoever it was, they shut the lid and walked away. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He gave me what almost seemed to be a look of hatred, then brushed past me, went to his office and shut the door. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes, say, “I guess one a us is gone have to pull it out.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We got on board and the door hissed shut. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“He keeps order in the Bioscope. If you don’t shut up, he’ll give you the hot five.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door swished shut, blanketing us in the cool dim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” Ivy said as she placed her note inside the locker and shut the door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The door slammed shut, this time for good. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Then go drink it,” I say, shutting him up. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Could you please please please keep your mouth shut?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

So at last he saw Mr. Revere, a stocky, ruddy man, with fine, dark eyes, shutting his shop, taking out his key preparing to lock up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know for certain. We could wait and see. We could tie him or shut him up in the corncrib or some place till we know for sure!” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

All music and electronics shops were shut down. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, Nancy Bobofit snickered something about the naked guy on the stele, and I turned around and said, “Will you shut up!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my eyes shut, trying not to let my eye stray. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But I accidentally kicked the lid as I scrambled in, and it fell shut. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could run for the house and shut the door, but she knew he’d seen her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes. The beast is a hunter. Only- shut up! The next thing is that we couldn't kill it. And the next thing is that Ralph said my hunters are no good." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then, behind him, he heard a car door slam shut, and then another. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They wrapped the cloth around him and quickly sewed the shroud shut with thick curved needles. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get somebody to fix that door. I want it shut. Tight.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to my room and shut the door, quietly sliding the bolt, and called Drew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She drew a deep breath and then shut her eyes and I thought of putting my arm around her, but something stopped me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I said, and squeezed my eyes shut until I saw stars. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I squeezed inside and pulled the door shut behind me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Not today,” I said, and shut myself in the toilet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Leaning against a wall of the colmado, he strums the stock with eyes shut, singing songs to himself under his breath. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went in despairing grief, leaving the lovely helpless creature to meet her doom alone, and they shut themselves in their palace to mourn all their days for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father was a classic slammer, maintaining contact with the door until it was totally and completely shut. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I spend half an hour reading through work emails so mind- numbing that they dull even the pain of jealousy, then I shut down the laptop and put it away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

To shut the door at the end of the workday, which does not spill over into evening. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His throat felt as if it was swelling shut. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He shut the trunk and pushed it into a corner. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Shut your mouths, or I'll be shutting them for you. Any more o' this, I'll tie you lot behind the wagons and drag you to the Wall." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And Miz Africa, learn what words you can, but learn to keep your mouf shut, ’cause Clay, that hellhound, got less patience than his daddy!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then all the lights shut off, plunging us into a darkness that, to my six-year-old mind, was worse than death and Brussels sprouts. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He slammed the door shut and bolted it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Tear gas is just what the police use to shut down parties in black neighborhoods, like the club turning on the lights to tell everyone to go home. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you shut up,” Mr. Greene said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He showed Captain Cook, too, by shutting him inside it. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our teachers sat us down, shut us up, and began to talk rapidly at the blackboard, outlining the courses and what would be expected of us in the new Sputnik-inspired curriculum. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy dookie-brown doors slammed shut behind me like a period marking the end to that dream. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before he shut the door I could see that Momma and Dad and Joey were standing there in a little knot trying not to let me know they were eavesdropping. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy hopped off the bed as the door opened and shut with a soft click. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As the doors eased shut behind us, she turned to me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not so her eyes, which were the flat hostile blue of a midsummer sky in bright sunlight, a blue that shuts you out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Just shut up and listen to me, okay?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Five...four...three...Just as a third plasma ball ignited, the microwave shut off and the timer countdown vanished, along with the kitchen lights. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Aru squeezed her eyes shut and gripped Mini’s hand even harder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I mounted the steps; and Trefusis having shut the door behind us and rapped upon it, we set out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cady squinted her eyes shut for a short second, searching her brain. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I imagined them just shutting off like factory machines at the end of a shift: functioning, purposeful, and then just out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He whirled around just as my hand touched the door, and slammed it shut. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He shut the door and locked it again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, Clay, soon after you left and shut the door…that person reopened it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Scarce had they drunk when she flew after them with her long stick and shut them in a pigsty— bodies, voices, heads, and bristles, all swinish now, though minds were still unchanged. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad slammed the paper shut as soon as he saw the, picture. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I pass the mikvah, shut and silent until nightfall, when the women will come. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone had pronounced the benediction and was on his way to the front door when she went down the aisle to corner Herbert, who had remained behind to shut the windows. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Every time he shuts his eyes, some vision of the school at Schulpforta overmasters him: vermilion flags, muscular horses, gleaming laboratories. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a minute, his eyes catch mine, but then he squeezes them shut. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Then it was just me on my knees next to Mr. Pignati, and just as suddenly as the monkeys had started screaming they shut up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

All of em turn off, go into houses, shut the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His plump hand shut on my left foot, then inched up my ankle, closing and probing, as if feeling for a concealed weapon. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It seems Mr. Lemoncello needs me inside. He has glued his mouth shut on a caramel apple.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She was immediately deposed, however, by Herbert, who silently led me into the parlour and shut the door. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she got over the last rise, she started running, hurried over to where I was, and pulled me back from the trap, and the teeth snapped shut with a loud clang over the pitchfork. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He mentioned a woman named Beth, saying, "They threw away the mold and shut down the factory after making that one, you know what I mean?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I was babbling. You were right to shut me up.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Is that all you can do? Tell me to shut up? You’re still a witch baby.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I tap and open the door, step inside, shut it behind me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knob on the RV door turns, and Scoob scurries into the bathroom and pulls the door shut. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as I shut the car door, he sped off. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I snapped the sketchbook shut and put it back in Calista’s purse before she came out of the bathroom. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And what’s more, I’m shutting down all nonessential flights until the present crisis is past.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I shut the book because I felt like I was on the brink of something dangerous, and if I took one step further, I’d never be able to go back. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The doors shut right in front of him, and Sergio was alone on the platform with what, he then realized, must be a plainclothes officer. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

On the way, Sophie Mol learned to recognize the first whiff of the approaching stench of unprocessed rubber and to clamp her nostrils shut until long after the truck carrying it had driven past. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he never hit them, nor did he ever tell Moniek to shut up. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sound echoed loudly off the shiny surfaces, but the heavy door had hissed shut; she could scream and scream forever, and not a sound would escape. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and charged forward, eyes shut tight as he passed through the mass. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

While the blur is still in his eyes and the little fists shut tight like buds, I’ll send my baby away from me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t get it, so shut up. Starr, what you wanna do?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I run away from her before she can think of another word to say to me, slamming shut the screen door so hard it bounces open again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t they all shut up and let him run? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He went along the porch without greeting anyone and he shut himself up in the workshop to talk to the colonel. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dozer smacked his dry mouth open and shut a few times. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One of them starts to turn back around, and I slam my eyes shut. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wait for the sound of her door clicking shut before I bury my dinner in the trash can beneath one of those free newspapers. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“How did you—” I shut my mouth before I say anything more. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He paused, waiting to hear the door shut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shut the door, but I could still smell it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, we walk straight into my room and shut the door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The line for the giveaway’s been shut down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Grandpa turned his head away and shut up his mouth. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were pinched shut and they sniffled a little in discomfort at the light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They passed one person after another, crouched in the hallways or in doorways, their bodies red and puffy, some of their eyes swollen shut, while others clutched arms and legs, wailing in terror. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell my boyfriend to shut up,” Jenny Flick said, stepping out of the shadows, her cleavage hoisted up to bulge out of her scoop-neck tank top. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shut, like the eyes of a boy jumping feet first off the high dive. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bloodlust still sings in my veins, and it’s no easy thing to shut it off so quickly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t want my father to find out, which is what would happen if I ended up in some emergency room getting my head sewn shut. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the factory shut down on January 1, Shin decided, with some reluctance, to pay a final visit to his father. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He shuts the door and wedges a busted chair under the doorknob. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And now that the gates were shut he knew there was no chance of the others joining him that evening. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my hand and put the necklace in my palm, then shut my fingers around it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the dog is left shut up for hours, you could offer, with your parents’ permission, to take it for walks. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then she shut the book and opened it again and read a line from page three. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Gold was piled on the biers of dead kings and queens; and mounds covered them, and the stone doors were shut; and the grass grew over all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then, just as quickly, he snapped it shut. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes tight, but even so, the tears ran down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark had to shut down the device for a minute. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She would shut me out every time I tried. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I drove home and into the garage, shut the door and sat on my lawn mower in the dim light to think. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just that every time I try to type something, my brain shuts down completely. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Or possibly an epic fuckstorm of a disaster, depending on whether Martin can keep his mouth shut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The storm which had been around us broke, and the rising dust seemed to shut off the light of the sun. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could stay, and search for what had been home, or I could go, now, before the walls shifted and the way out was shut. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then her jaw clamped shut in Grandma’s own way, and she didn’t say anything else all the way home. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wind whipped down the open walkway, through various sideshows, fun houses, and arcades, all grated over and shut down for the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The king swept out of the room with his guards, and the doors slammed shut, leaving the boy and his father alone in the darkness. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It appeared to be opening now; it must have been swollen completely shut yesterday. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then, without waiting for an answer, "Lord King—fly—Anvard—shut the gates—enemies upon you—Rabadash and two hundred horse." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I forced my eyes to shut, my body to slide down, and my head to rest against the ledge. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Now he’s got his eye on us. Now we got to be careful and not make no slips. You keep your big flapper shut after this.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They shut their eyes, and then it seemed that they could almost hear words, cool words, saying something about water and sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was night, the windows were shut tightly with the shades drawn, and the great table was pushed against the door. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She kissed me on the mouth to shut me up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner opened his mouth and shut it again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The sliding door eases open and shut behind me, followed by Uncle Phil’s footsteps. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Stop, little girl, don’t hit, use your words’—and shut up at the same time. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Or target the electric grids of Batalla or the airfield bases, cut their power and shut them down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But then I shut my mouth, because I don't think it would be a good idea to boast about the things we've done just yet in front of my mom, Auntie Seema, and Max's parents. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lyra obligingly belched, and the woman promptly brought her down on the other side, and the child’s little mouth began to work open and shut even before she found the nipple. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Okay," said Jessie, slapping the phone book shut and putting it back in the cabinet over the stove. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The kitchen door was shut, but nearby, along the wall, there was a hole above the drain where a brick had been left out. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I touched his raspy cheek with the back of my hand. He shut his eyes, giving himself to my touch. “You mustn’t worry so. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peeked inside, yelped, and quickly shut it again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The car door opens and slams shut, and a woman comes, holding a bag of groceries. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d shut Cain up—in an unmarked grave for all eternity. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I shut the closet door and tugged my shirt over my head. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

By the end of the month, half the steel industry, including almost all the mills in Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Wheeling, West Virginia; Lackawanna, New York; and Youngstown, Ohio, had shut down. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The tube lights above us flickered before shutting off. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Lyddie pushed the door shut but stood just inside, uncertain how to proceed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded vaguely, shut her eyes again, spread her legs to let the doctors stitch her up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I do move, seeing where I am going becomes a challenge because my eyes are nearly swollen shut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask your daughter,” she said, and the door shut behind her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stand and put my arms around me like a force field and squeeze my eyes almost closed to try to shut everything out. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus door slides shut and we pull away from the curb. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Most of them shut down, and black children were forced into crowded classrooms in dilapidated schools, often with teachers who were barely literate themselves. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Seven’s amulet filled with the muddy red color of the Spare coven, and she shut her eyes tight, wishing that she could just disappear. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hollister clamped his mouth shut and focused on writing the address, drawing a long inhale of breath through his nose. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Luke and the doctor strained against the door, as though desperately holding it shut, and the floor moved under their feet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It seems that the minute the truck driver heard the word cake, he shut the door he had started opening. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shut off the coal and stooped and opened the bottom door of the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped smiling and shut his eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merlyn opened his mouth and shut it twice, before he was able to comply with this restriction. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his eyes shut tight, but that room would not become clear in his mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Will do, “Prosper answered and pulled the shop door shut behind him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hopeless to respond, so I keep my mouth shut as he forces me to my knees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The little door shut, and Father stood unmoving there in the cold, his collar turned up, his sword in one hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop it,” I whispered, squeezing my eyes shut against the pain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Trouble was, once I learned it I wouldn’t shut up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The shutting of the gates regularly at ten o’clock and the impossibility of remaining on the lake after that hour had rendered our residence within the walls of Geneva very irksome to me. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

To shut him up, I said, “Did you know your son is a Quaker?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He replaces the essay, claps the folder shut, slams his fist down on top. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of dribbling spills out, punctuated with the bang of the doors shutting. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I shut out my sisters’ voices as they keep giggling and guessing at what we talked about. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Frank wondered what Vitellius had been about to say and what had made him so scared, but he got the feeling that for once Vitellius was going to keep his mouth shut. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But apparently the latch used to keep it shut wasn’t heavy. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She shuts the journal herself and steps out of the circle without looking at me and walks out of the room. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She tucked her hair behind her ears, pulled up her hood, and scrunched it shut with a drawstring; the streetlight lit up the sharp features of her pale face. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had the elevator doors all shut and all, and was all set to take me up, and then he turned around and said, "They ain't in. They're at a party on the fourteenth floor." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The wind blew strong as we climbed the trail, cover- ing the mesa with sand that sifted around our legs and shut out the sky. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the house was shut up, the furniture draped with heavy white cloths to keep the worst of the dust off, the skittering sound of mice echoing hollowly whenever Ophie opened a door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He shut the door and lifted a pile of books off the visitor’s chair before offering her a cup of coffee. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But by keeping his mouth shut and his eyes open he entered the slipstream of smuggling, trading, and petty bribery that had become North Korea’s postfamine economy. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find out. Now shut up and get dressed. Do you want you sisters to see you naked?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silver elevator doors are sealed shut across from them, each taped with “Out of Order” signs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Good-by; come again!” shouted the Which as they stepped outside and the door slammed shut. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I pulled his damp socks off, tucked them into his shoes, which I placed on the floor at the foot of Blake's bed, and shut the door very quietly. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We tried, but our Internet got shut off.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A moment later it clanged shut behind him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The serpent struck at her retreating fingers, snapping shut on empty air where her hand had been a moment before. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But through the darkness that enveloped him he heard another metallic click, and knew that the cage door had clicked shut and not open. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I decided to wrap the can in a napkin—mostly so that I could slam the napkin drawer when I shut it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness behind their shut lids they all saw the same thing: no color at all, only loss like a hole torn in the world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The doors have only just shut behind us when we're engulfed by the prep teams, who are nearly unintelligible as they babble out praise. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She needed air, but the window above the sink was painted shut. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What in the world are you doing? Turn off that—” Rachel scooped up her remote control and shut off the music. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He turned away, shutting his eyes, but that was even worse, for now he had only the sounds, the tiny maddening, indefatigable, distinct clicks and rustles of hands and weightless parts. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I made it to a toilet stall and slammed the door shut. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He got a few books out of his locker, slammed it shut, and sauntered over to us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Here, drink this, drink this, you’ll be all right,” said Harry desperately, and once again Dumbledore obeyed him, opening his mouth even as he kept his eyes tight shut and shook from head to foot. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes as tight as I can. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As the old mouse spoke, the door behind him creaked shut! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to go up there”—he pointed at the empty bleachers—“and shut up.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then the very decided sound of someone mounting the stairs—doors opening and shutting—feet going up to the attics overhead. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He’s there, slamming the kitchen door shut behind him, choking out one word. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Now he could definitely hear voices, not to mention the tinkle of a bell and the opening and shutting of a door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The door swings shut, creaking hard enough to send a chill over me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I shut the locker door, I notice Stephen Hobert silently watching me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Valley paused, squeezing her eyes shut tight as if she were gathering courage, before opening them and looking right at Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I parked it in the lot of our apartment building and shut off the engine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled two oranges off a branch and added them to the bag, then pulled it shut with a stone toggle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I shut down my computer, unplug it, and bury it under a stack of books. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then the doors slammed shut and the clack-clacking got quieter and quieter. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So Mama agreed and I spread a cowhide on the floor beside our bed and we shut Old Yeller in and didn’t have a bit more trouble. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shut the door and sat down and began to undress me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he shut his eyes the sow's head still remained like an after-image. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then he snapped the phone shut, a huge smirk on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Each time I would hear the kitchen door click shut behind me and I would almost turn back, it sounded so metallic, like a mousetrap or a weapon, but I would not turn back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron hissed as they sat down and slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the window. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In keeping my mouth shut, I become an anomaly, an icon. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Seeing his face, seeing him so near to her...The door shut and she turned the key. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And I walk over and slam my laptop shut. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She hurried back into her house, pulled the back door shut, and locked it. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A door shut somewhere inside her rooms, and Celaena jumped, the book flying from her hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Heavyhearted, Ralph pushed his desk back against the wall, shut the curtain, clipped together his equations and charts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shuts down the saw and wriggles through the raw hole, up the ladder behind it, and into the garret. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I thought that right up until the moment the cell door clanged shut behind me and the guard yelled, “Lights out!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z