out of commission

Example Sentences

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NPR first reported in January that a number of toilets on the Ford were out of commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Around 10% of U.S. natural gas production was temporarily knocked out of commission just as demand was spiking, noted strategists at Saxo Bank.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

FedEx, too, will mostly be out of commission, though its Custom Critical services will be up and running.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

I thought I was gonna be out of commission for 18 months or two years — that’s what I was told.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Ulbrickson wanted the two outside lanes ruled out of commission.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown