off-line

Example Sentences

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Declining refining capacity causes supply shortfalls and price spikes whenever a unit goes off-line, whether because of maintenance or equipment failures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Since 2019, the gas control system, flare system and gas wells have gone off-line for periods of hours to several days, often because of power outages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Esmeralda Egurrola, of Tucson, noticed on Monday that her three motion-activated cameras appeared off-line.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

If you frequent any sort of fitness or weight management communities, both online and off-line, protein is an enormous component of much of the discussion — almost to the point of reverence.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2023

It was a pity now that he’d taken the house’s intercom off-line, but it didn’t operate on a secure frequency.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer