off-line

Example Sentences

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Declining refining capacity causes supply shortfalls and price spikes whenever a unit goes off-line, whether because of maintenance or equipment failures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Esmeralda Egurrola, of Tucson, noticed on Monday that her three motion-activated cameras appeared off-line.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said there should always be an off-line payment option to avoid excluding older people and others without a smartphone.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

“We’ve created this hole with a lot more capacity coming off-line without a whole lot of new capacity ... coming on,” Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, said last July.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

But over the next few months, I completely gutted my laptop and phone, stayed off-line and out of sight, kept the lowest profile I could.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu