How to Use shutdown in a Sentence

shutdown

1 of 2 noun
  • There was no need for the shutdown.
    — NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • How long will the shutdown last?
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • How long will the shutdown last?
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • How long could the shutdown last?
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that there's a shutdown right now.
    — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Still, the shutdown may not be brief.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • This is the third shutdown in less than six months.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Is that -- is that the best way to end the shutdown right now?
    — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The shutdown caused by the fire was bad but things could have been worse.
    — Lawrence Specker | , al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But the Democrats have forced this shutdown.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • This is the problem with the shutdowns.
    — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Meantime, there's no end to this shutdown in sight.
    — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Alongside the shutdown, it's been a busy week.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about the latest shutdown and how to plan ahead.
    — ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The longer a shutdown goes on, the worse the impacts always are.
    — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • For Democrats, the last shutdown fight may have served as a lesson.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In light of the shutdown, a gofundme page has been set up for the workers.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2021
  • That is mostly because the shutdown may not last long.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Raymond, at the very least, meets the mark as a shutdown forward for now.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Johnson also warned that flights could sell out fast once the shutdown ends.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Vought will oversee the final stages of its shutdown.
    — Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • What does a shutdown mean for the military?
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The shutdown was resolved a few weeks later.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The shutdown was resolved a few weeks later.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The measure passed by voice vote on what was the 76th day of the shutdown.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s not the reason the shutdown stretches on.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s what to know about when the Senate votes next and when the shutdown might end.
    — Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The ad was shot on the second day of a government shutdown.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats do not want a government shutdown.
    — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Will national parks close in a shutdown?
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

shut down

2 of 2 verb
  • What streets will be shut down?
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
  • All his film projects get shut down.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But too cold for too long and cells start to shut down and die.
    — Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 22 July 2024
  • Most banks will also shut down.
    — Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The square itself was shut down.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Amid the unrest, the mine shut down.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The low-cost airline shuts down.
    — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • The low-cost airline shuts down.
    — Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • The trails weren't the only things shut down.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • He’ll be shut down from throwing for a few days.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • Estevez will be shut down for the next three weeks.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • Both of these shut down by 1952.
    — Jim Farley, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Not just that, an entire floor was shut down for the date.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Not just that, an entire floor was shut down for the date.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The plants are supposed to be shut down by the end of this year.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
  • The fire left the highway shut down as crews were at the scene.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But Griffin didn’t shut down the fund and start over.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The bad news is, the government is still shut down.
    — NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The chatbot didn’t care that it was being shut down.
    — Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Solon was shut down early, but a fake punt near the end of the first was a spark.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
  • It was later restored, but shut down again a decade or so ago.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the worst case, businesses can be shut down.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • How long has the government been shut down?
    — Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But the three-judge panel did not shut down the lawsuit.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Is the government about to shut down?
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Police had to shut down streets in the area in response to the stunt.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Does the government shut down again (and who gets the blame)?
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Streets in the area were shut down while firefighters were on the scene.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • When leaders create a safe space for truth, teams lean in rather than shut down.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Both Israel and Iran shut down their airspace.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026

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