He tried the door; it was still blocked shut by snow.

His business has been ordered shut by the leaders of the Onondaga nation.

The light clicked out; the door was drawn shut by an unseen hand.

The thing did not want to open, held shut by water pressure.

Shut in, however, by ice, it was impossible to follow his track, which we had observed with the greatest attention.

He could see little else, the alley far too dark and shut away by the walls of the buildings.

A paper mill was also constructed, though this had shut by the early 19th century.

It was made of iron and held shut by a great Yale lock.

The hatch was sealed down now, held shut by the pressure of the water above it.

"You have just about shut my mouth by your first order."