Since the shrimping grounds were shut they have lost their livelihood.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

When they had shut him out of the theater and the concert hall, Paul knew he had to leave.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo Tower in Japan.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

And quicker than you could shut your eyes that frogwould jump straight up and catch a fly off the table.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Governor Jay Nixon has agreed to shut off the lights in the dome of the state capitol building.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

She seemed to want it so. She shut out the sunshine and put away many of the pictures.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

The study was finally shut down after an employee told a reporter about the experiment.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

It worked. He was able to repair the broken door so it shut tightly.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

I do whisper the description to him sometimes, though you can see people around don't understand and they're watching us like 'What the ...?'" "'Tell that woman to shut up!'

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The door of the spacecraft refused to shut tightly.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The computers immediately shut off the rocket engines.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Then rinse under running water. In a public restroom, if you dry your hands with a paper towel, you should also use the towel to shut off the water and open the door.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The Postal Service also wants to shut down some post offices and cut back on funding health care for retired mail carriers.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13