unplug

Example Sentences

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In the boom-and-bust world of oil and gas drilling, though, operators frequently go bankrupt, leaving wells orphaned and unplugged, and taxpayers on the hook.

From New York Times

But if you unplug your nose, then you get all those complex flavors that might be like cherry or root beer, those bonkers flavors that they have, pina colada.

From Salon

"I'm actually unplugging completely on Saturday and I'm just going to go and be in nature for the day, with my phone off. So I won't be celebrating," Justin Hackney, a 32-year-old filmmaker said.

From Reuters

When he tells people he’s unplugged, they always ask the same questions: Why did you quit?

From Washington Post

He sometimes played like a video game quarterback whose controller had unplugged.

From Washington Post