switch on
Example Sentences
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“We’re not pulling a bait and switch on you,” Hoover told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The real shock comes when you try to turn the light switch on and nothing happens.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—When Elon Musk flipped the off switch on Russian forces’ Starlink internet connections in February, Ukraine’s military went on the offensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
"And I'd just switch on some gospel music, and it's through that presence I was able to be free from whatever I was going through."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
I mute the phone and flick a switch on the side of the walkie-talkie to OFF to be sure nothing crackles to life or starts ringing to give me away.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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