cut-off

Example Sentences

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Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East suppliers.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The closure of the key waterway has also cut off a major supply line of fertiliser, used by farmers, raising the prospect of higher food prices as a result of the conflict.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In reality, patients who unknowingly enrolled in hospice discovered they couldn’t get any curative care, meaning access to certain medications and life-sustaining treatments like dialysis was immediately cut off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Mexico, Cuba’s second-largest supplier, cut off shipments, and the rest of the region quickly fell in line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Either of us can say “pineapple” to cut off a conversation we don’t want to have, but neither of us has had to use it for a while.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison