pulling the plug

Example Sentences

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Long before CBS announced it was pulling the plug on “The Late Show,” its host Stephen Colbert had already laid claim to helming one of late-night’s greatest finales.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

QatarEnergy halted LNG production after its Persian Gulf facilities were targeted, pulling the plug on about 20% of the world’s capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Its leadership, including Chief Executive David Zaslav, spent nearly three years cutting staff and pulling the plug on projects to pay down debt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Government agencies quickly began pulling the plug on millions of dollars of research funding, and Harvard sued.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

“I’m pulling the plug on the game console at nine o’clock. Then they’ll bugger off home. Thank goodness.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan