How to pronounce shut
Listen to shut in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“shut” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 600 American · 663 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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he shut it down, he shut it down.
Dept of Justice · watch from 70:22 · hear it here
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” The shops are shut—even the KeyStore is shut.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 166:59 · hear it here
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Women were shut out, and discussion about women’s rights was shut down.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 45:44 · hear it here
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the fire floor door shut.
NIST · watch from 8:38 · hear it here
Why real speech
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