switch on
Example Sentences
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The real shock comes when you try to turn the light switch on and nothing happens.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Insurance is the kind of thing people don’t switch on and off, and Iran has been a potential hot spot for many years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
For example, a protein might briefly activate, then turn off, and later switch on again.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
A rule of British politics has long been that voters do not switch on foreign policy: what happens at home is more important.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
I switch on my reading lamp and listen to the shipping forecasts on the radio on low volume.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
