pulling the plug

Example Sentences

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Fun at times, ridiculous at others, the show ended with multiple cliffhangers, so pulling the plug seems especially painful.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

QatarEnergy halted LNG production after its Persian Gulf facilities were targeted, pulling the plug on about 20% of the world’s capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

MTV is pulling the plug on much of its global music television presence.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025

Government agencies quickly began pulling the plug on millions of dollars of research funding, and Harvard sued.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

“I’m pulling the plug on the game console at nine o’clock. Then they’ll bugger off home. Thank goodness.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan