Below you will find example sentences with "shut off". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Shut Off in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: shut
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 25.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "shut off" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as approached she shut off the water, either proactively shut off the power, power, valve and gas stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, off balls, laid off and shut down, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with shut off
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Homeowners in Rio Verde Foothills sued Scottsdale after their water supply was shut off on Jan. (16 words)
Turn off the main power: Always shut off the main breaker before opening the electrical control panel. (17 words)
But electric, water and gas had to be shut off to the entire building, the chief said. (17 words)
The climate activists who shut down the pipeline in Minnesota are part of a small group of protesters known as the Valve Turners, who each shut off a different pipeline across four states in a concerted protest on October 11, 2016. (41 words)
Overdevelopment and overtourism has overwhelmed Greece but the government has shown no signs of wanting to stop it – indeed, it’s being encouraged to keep going on – and the beaches are further being shut off to the public. (38 words)
The shut off butterfly valve for a Francis turbine at Gordon Power Station, Tasmania Ball valve A closed soft seated valve is much less liable to leak when shut while hard seated valves are more durable. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
One said: "Absolute joke that it is being shut as a ‘precaution’ when Rose Lane is shut off and roads are already chaos.
The climate activists who shut down the pipeline in Minnesota are part of a small group of protesters known as the Valve Turners, who each shut off a different pipeline across four states in a concerted protest on October 11, 2016.
The shut off butterfly valve for a Francis turbine at Gordon Power Station, Tasmania Ball valve A closed soft seated valve is much less liable to leak when shut while hard seated valves are more durable.
He said only two utilities either proactively shut off the power or left it off after the windstorm triggered a blackout in the Santiam Canyon.
If the device turns off after losing power, it will shut off all its display and passthrough capabilities.
Less than a year ago, as Hurricane Idalia approached, she shut off the water and electricity at the Sunset Isle RV Resort, where she worked at the time, and moved campers off the property.
Turn off the main power: Always shut off the main breaker before opening the electrical control panel.
In China, the world’s second-largest economy, cities have been shut off, flights cancelled and factories closed, cutting off supply lines crucial to international businesses.
If PG&E cuts their power off, because of strong wind conditions, the pump will automatically shut off.
A passive heating system running off the truck’s engine functions to preserve the books when the truck is shut off by keeping the interior of the truck from getting too cold.
At the same time, Entergy had notified tenants that the electricity would be shut off also because of an outstanding balance.
But after verifying (and updating, as needed), you should probably shut off remote access to your router, too.
But electric, water and gas had to be shut off to the entire building, the chief said.
For such a brazen and bold figure, he’s certainly now hidden — removing his LinkedIn profile and causing GT to shut off all comments on its social media channels.
Homeowners in Rio Verde Foothills sued Scottsdale after their water supply was shut off on Jan.
It really shut off a lot of that communication between my grandparent's generation and my mother's generation.
Often, however, instead of a pushback, the Onewheel will simply shut off and nosedive, resulting in the rider being thrown from the device.
Overdevelopment and overtourism has overwhelmed Greece but the government has shown no signs of wanting to stop it – indeed, it’s being encouraged to keep going on – and the beaches are further being shut off to the public.
Still, as a “precaution,” gas service has been shut off to around 50 homes in the neighborhood, according to an update Sunday from the gas supplier, Peoples Natural Gas.
The authors of the study maintained the torpor-like state for just over 24 hours, after which they shut off the devices and the mice returned to their normal, active behavior without any lasting effects.