unplugged

Example Sentences

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She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The chatbot was never fully deployed and was unplugged after three months.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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

In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

I demand, shaking the unplugged cord in the replacement operator’s face.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse