be turned on by

Example Sentences

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While they could start about three quarters of them with the push of a button, the rest had to be turned on by hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Leave aside the unsettling idea that Americans everywhere ought to be turned on by cartoon chocolate ladies with expertly rendered eyelashes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023

Image: Oura Both metrics will be turned on by default, but users can toggle them on or off from the Blood Oxygen Sensing option in the main menu.

From The Verge • Jul. 26, 2022

According to the company, setmelanotide activates a receptor on body cells that would normally be turned on by MSH.

From US News • Jul. 20, 2016

The tank was not used now, but the water was still connected, and could be turned on by special permission.

From Peggy by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)