cut off

Example Sentences

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Rights groups say the country's authorities cut off the internet so it could suppress that movement without it being documented online.

From Barron's

The flash flood cut off the state's Great Ocean Road and forced up to 300 people to flee, officials said.

From Barron's

The drills made the point that Chinese forces could try to cut off any assistance coming from U.S. bases in Okinawa, Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking to Al Jazeera TV on Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the internet had been cut off "after we confronted terrorist operations and realised orders were coming from outside the country".

From BBC

Luckily, no businesses or communities were completely cut off by the years-long work on Regent’s slide, but many have said they noticed a dip in customers.

From Los Angeles Times