How do you use the word "shutdown" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "shutdown": Tom opposed the shutdown. Up to 10,000 tourists were stranded in Nepal as result of shutdown.

Shutdown Meaning

/ʃˈʌˌtdaʊn/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

nounA statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.

Sentence Examples

Tom opposed the shutdown.

Up to 10,000 tourists were stranded in Nepal as result of shutdown.

Zoos are experiencing declined revenues during the coronavirus shutdown.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

closure

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The power plant's sudden ____ caused a complete halt in electricity production for days.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The massive power plant scheduled a temporary ____ for routine maintenance and safety inspections.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English shut downdeverb. English shutdown Deverbal from shut down.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"In 1963, there was even more of a shutdown [at Christmas]. The Western and London Midland Regions ran no trains, with the rest of the network having the "barest of skeleton services". The Daily Herald called Beeching's cuts "the most scrooge-like... in railway history"." — 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 30:

"I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown." — 2018, Laura James, Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life, unnumbered page:

"I may even reach the point where I have an autistic shutdown, which means I'll be unable to communicate, interact or socialize." — 2020, Siena Castellon, The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic, page 34:

"Their [autistic girls'] distress could come out in all sorts of ways and result in meltdown or shutdown." — 2021, Carly Jones, Safeguarding Autistic Girls: Strategies for Professionals, pages 61–62:

"Fashion week and it's shutdown / Went to the show, sitting in the front row / In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown" — 2015, “Shutdown”, performed by Skepta:

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