on/off
Example Sentences
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Suspending habeas corpus is not a simple on/off switch.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
The more interesting longer-term question is how far the integration goes, and who ends up owning the on/off switch.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
She struggles to find the on/off button on the remote and the TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Ras inhibitors block a small protein that sits inside the cell membrane and acts as an on/off switch, setting off a signaling cascade that can make a cell grow or divide.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
All normal, like his on/off switch has been flipped and, of course, he can talk now.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
