out of commission
Example Sentences
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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
The collision knocked the plane out of commission for about five days and destroyed the drone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
“He’s their dad,” I said, “but Bianca and Nico have been out of commission for a long time, since even before World War II.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
