shuts off
Example Sentences
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To prevent overuse, it automatically shuts off after 20 minutes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“What’s key about 6.5% is it essentially shuts off the refi wave,” said Scott Buchta, head of fixed-income strategy at Brean Capital.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
“No country in the Western Hemisphere has ever suffered a blockade that shuts off its primary source of export revenue,” said Francisco Rodriguez, a Venezuelan economist at the University of Denver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
George, our safety driver, did not touch the controls once and a big red button, which shuts off the automated system immediately, was not deployed.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
Twenty minutes later, the machine beeps and shuts off.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
