put out of commission
Example Sentences
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Before the station was put out of commission, Haskett, said the department tried to keep response times to about two to three minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024
Elsewhere around the South, homes, highways, parks and bridges have been flooded or put out of commission amid the heavy rains and severe storms.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2019
That same prison, which was put out of commission in the 1990s, is where you’ll now find MEIS.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2018
The wagon was used in circus parades for nearly 40 years before it was put out of commission.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2016
Promoted as Captain for gallant and meritorious conduct, December 1, 1863, and placed in command of the Planter, serving until she was put out of commission in 1866.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
