unplugged
Example Sentences
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She insists that Amazon’s Alexa not just be powered down but unplugged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
His stove — which he assures has been unplugged — is stacked high with his hat collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
I demand, shaking the unplugged cord in the replacement operator’s face.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
