How to Use closed in a Sentence

closed

adjective

• The beach is closed this time of night.
• He looked at me through half-closed eyes.
• These restrooms are closed for cleaning.
• The chairman declared the discussion closed and allowed no further speeches.
• The store is closed for lunch between 1 and 2 p.m.
• If your gym is closed, consider an at-home workout or a post-dinner walk to stay active.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
• Your instinct might be to shove everything behind closed doors for a more streamlined look.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2023
• The teenager testified Thursday that the officer punched him with a closed fist.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
• That means all non-essential government offices are closed, including the courts and the stock exchange.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 2 Jan. 2023
• But keeping panels hidden behind the closed doors of profit-making companies is not.
  — Byrobert Kozinets, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023
• But his life behind closed doors has ended up being quite complicated - and complicating for the church.
  — Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
• Libya is the only country that remains closed to all visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
  — Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• Cotton Avenue is quiet, too, the giant weighing scales suspended, for the moment, behind closed warehouse doors.
  — CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023
• But today, Prince William and Kate appeared in public for the first time since Harry shared details of their life behind closed doors to the world.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 12 Jan. 2023
• The doors are closed, and the van leaves the carport at 3:09 p.m.
  — Campbell Robertson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
• The sport remained closed to men for the next nine Olympiads.
  — Vicki Valosik / Made By History, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
• The suspect punched the victim in the head five times with a closed fist.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• In the first, her head is tilted up and her eyes are closed.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• The Von Maur department store, which was the scene of the killings, remained closed for 15 days.
  — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• The schools have since closed, and each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2023
• When the big screen doors are closed, the futon can be rolled out, and the space is made cozy for sleeping.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 29 July 2023
• People will also still be able to access the ocean from the closed area.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• To the left lie two closed flowers, for her two sisters who were killed in the Holocaust.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
• David has spent the past few months trying to get the factory packed up and closed.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
• The loop trail east of the park road is closed, at the request of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• The thermometer turns on as the probe is folded out and shuts off when closed.
  — Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
• The space may be more closed off than a true loft, with features like bedroom walls.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024
• Police say the case is now closed, as Johnson Jr. is dead.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2023
• On the north side of Lake Tahoe, Interstate 80 remained closed due to snow for a third day.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• Since the full-scale invasion, airspace over Ukraine is closed.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024