out of commission

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

NPR first reported in January that a number of toilets on the Ford were out of commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Around 10% of U.S. natural gas production was temporarily knocked out of commission just as demand was spiking, noted strategists at Saxo Bank.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

FedEx, too, will mostly be out of commission, though its Custom Critical services will be up and running.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

He’d heard about the bus shortage — roughly three-quarters of the department’s inmate transport buses were out of commission — and wondered if that kind of large-scale evacuation was really possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Both the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini plants were out of commission following the tsunami, creating a shortage in the electricity supply.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland