unplugged

Example Sentences

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She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A liquefaction train, which cools the gas, is like a giant refrigerator, but unlike an unplugged fridge at home, restoring it could take weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Worse, it hasn’t occurred to him to think past the triumph of his product launch, that his Creature can’t be readily unplugged.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Ignatius broke away from Dorian and rushed across the room, pushing through the elegant guests, and unplugged the phonograph.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole