pulling the plug
Example Sentences
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Just hours later, producers of “Sherri” announced they were pulling the plug on that series, attributing the cancellation to “the evolving daytime television landscape.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Volkswagen VOW3 -0.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle is pulling the plug on its retro electric bus in the U.S. next year, after the expiration of tax incentives for customers caused electric vehicle sales to tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
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
