cut off

Example Sentences

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The main road linking the city to the capital, Antananarivo, was cut off in several places, "blocking humanitarian convoys", it said, while telecommunications were unstable.

From Barron's

"It is unacceptable that fellow Kenyans in Mandera remain cut off from their kin and neighbours in Somalia due to the prolonged closure of the Mandera Border Post," Ruto posted on X.

From BBC

The temperature dipped even lower on four nights over recent weeks, when the heating cut off entirely.

From Barron's

Swirly lines and the edge of the circular seal, but the zip code is cut off.

From Literature

Rowan tried not to think of the tons of rock and earth that surrounded them, pressing down, cutting off light and air.

From Literature