shut off
Example Sentences
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The film is a distinctly modern rumination on the desire to shut off and watch the world go by, without forming an opinion on the horrors.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
To return to pre-conflict levels will take six months to year, or perhaps even longer, depending on what kind of damage occurred when wells were shut off, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In Communion, Doyle has combined those events with a fictional version of the industrial action which occurred after Tata's announcement that it planned to shut off the blast furnaces.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
I let the phone go black without a word as the shower shut off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
When we got to a long stretch of newly graded road, I shut off the engine, and the sudden silence sounded like noise.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
