unplugged
Example Sentences
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When the toys use messaging apps to control their owners in ways that go terrifyingly unnoticed, humankind itself seems to be blundering about with its brain unplugged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
We were unplugged by necessity, by force majeure, by decree of Xcel Energy Inc., and compelled to set aside our screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
And it seems that for most people, being unplugged and out in the world would be a dealbreaker.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2025
Ignatius broke away from Dorian and rushed across the room, pushing through the elegant guests, and unplugged the phonograph.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
