cut off

Example Sentences

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"They cut off the power here every day," said Havana resident Eduardo, who told AFP whether the lights are on or not affects when he can cook his meals that day.

From Barron's

“By not doing that or selectively not doing that, I think they’re cutting off their nose to spite their face,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Throughout the book she displays the fundamental bewilderment of the secular postmodernist contending with huge life events while cut off from the consolations of any one tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of those restrictions have since been lifted, but customers are still fearful that the pipeline to their relatives could soon be cut off entirely.

From Barron's

If he becomes synonymous with Chinese AI and U.S. investors find it impossible to put their money in that field, he could be cut off from some of his biggest funders.

From The Wall Street Journal