cut off

Example Sentences

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According to the preliminary report, the RAT was providing hydraulic power within five seconds of the fuel switches being cut off.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Infrastructure damage, meanwhile, means some communities will be cut off for at least a week because of the damage to roads and the collapse of a bridge.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It has been more than a decade since Iran was first cut off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, the messaging infrastructure of the global banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

So people currently in the program would see their funding cut off on June 30, 2027, and the program would be unable to sign up new enrollees as of that date.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“It's been an age—” He suddenly cut off, as though strangled, when he attempted to say her name.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton