shutting

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

"He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents."

"to enclose lands"

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

"The garden's flowerbeds were planted within the confines of the stone wall. "

"Sentence: "Many companies in this city offer jobs to college graduates." "

"I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic."

"My uncle owns a small business selling handmade jewelry. "

"It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!"

"My grandmother needs her medication, so we went to the pharmacy to pick it up. "

"Marriage is a contract."