cut off
Example Sentences
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A safety system detected dangerous levels of engine thrust, assumed a malfunction, and ordered the fuel supply to be cut off, the theory goes.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It has been more than a decade since Iran was first cut off from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, the messaging infrastructure of the global banking system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
So people currently in the program would see their funding cut off on June 30, 2027, and the program would be unable to sign up new enrollees as of that date.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
One of the pilots was heard asking why the fuel supply had been cut off, and the other pilot responded that he hadn’t done it.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Without my phone, I’m completely cut off from the whole world, and Momma is obviously mad at me.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
