How to Use shuttered in a Sentence

shuttered

adjective
  • By the 1970s, the mines dried up and shuttered.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • In 2020, the once grand building shuttered.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • In one photo, an empty chair has been placed between the two shuttered windows.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • The shuttered location has a main floor and a mezzanine.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Then, oil prices quadrupled, gas lines stretched for miles, and entire industries were shuttered.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Tin Fish in Sunrise shuttered last summer.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • The Urban Girl shop in the center also shuttered last year.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the bathroom, there are shuttered windows wreathed with Como silk and a luscious roll-top bath.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The shuttered mall turned into a canvas for graffiti artists after closing last year.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brands come and go over the years, but even when automakers are shuttered for financial reasons, the writing is on the wall.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026
  • The shelter, however, was damaged and could remain shuttered for weeks.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • This was tough, replacing the brioche French toast from the now-shuttered Haymaker.
    — Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Under Biden, Dilley was shuttered.
    — Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • That was the second of three hotels shuttered, joining Whiskey Pete’s.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • The Hustle Across the country, regional parks are being shuttered and closed, rolled up and sold.
    — HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • Mara Hoffman, a luxury sustainable line, shuttered two years ago.
    — Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • Underground bars like the Mineshaft were shuttered.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 June 2026
  • Pods that flounder are eventually shuttered.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • That business was shuttered less than two years later, when Varvatos joined Under Armour.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • Hospitals that haven’t been looted, burned or shuttered are dealing with limited budgets and the tightening grip of armed gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • The rooms Six elegant bedrooms have wonderful high ceilings and huge shuttered windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • The food court was completely shuttered, and the Coca-Cola vending machines had been yanked from their alcoves.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Unlike the shopping mall other businesses across the city appear deserted, and their corridors are rife with shuttered stores.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Others, such as Pakistan and the Philippines, have shuttered businesses and schools and tried to mandate working from home.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Armed gangs, now in control of most of the capital, have emptied out entire neighborhoods, shuttered schools and set looted and set fire to hospitals.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • The style here is very much inspired by British colonial architecture, with lots of dark mahogany woods, marble floors, four-poster beds, and shuttered windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The list highlights some of the community's most historic landmarks, either shuttered or at risk of demolition.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Within days, all agencies were directed to put DEI staff on leave and related programs were shuttered.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • The Navy’s most ambitious underwater habitat was shuttered just as space exploration was reaching new heights.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Many businesses shuttered, including some icons like the ArcLight theater.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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