out of commission
Example Sentences
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On the south lawn of City Hall, a graffiti-tagged monument and fountain have been out of commission for most of the last six decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
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 been hoping the remaining goblins would lose their nerve once their leader was out of commission.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
