How to Use shutoff in a Sentence

shutoff

1 of 2 noun

• Here’s how: Close the shutoff valve to stop the flow of water to the toilet.
  — Fran Aliwalas, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2021
• Then, locate the shutoff on the pipe coming out of the ground.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
• The two highest tiers have a greater chance of being hit with a shutoff.
  — Robert Jablon, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
• Open the shutoff valve in the spring, add some fresh gasoline, and the mower should start easily.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
• The mattress pad has an auto-shutoff timer that can be set between one and 12 hours.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2022
• Tuesday’s shutoff comes as the country is still reeling from the worst cholera outbreak in a decade.
  — Fox News, 25 Sep. 2019
• According to the utility, the shutoffs will occur in three phases over the course of the next two days.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2019
• Open the shutoff valve at the top of the propane cylinder, then turn on the gas grill burner knob to allow the gas to start flowing. Hit the ignition.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2022
• But the system relies on all-Moen hardware, and the smart water shutoff valve starts at around $600.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 23 July 2023
• Hong, like many of his neighbors, has been scrambling to find a way to take a hot shower and cook dinner since the gas shutoff.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• Maybe now is the time to call a plumber to install an automatic gas shutoff valve.
  — Matthew Ballinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
• The company has published a YouTube video to show how to locate, tag and test the shutoff valve on its website.
  — Louisville Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2022
• The planned shutoff is set to begin Sunday morning and will occur in stages.
  — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
• Gazprom's announcement of the gas shutoff came as no surprise.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
• Newsom has been among the critics of the preemptive shutoffs.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 2 Nov. 2019
• The lamp has 30- and 60-minute timer as well as a night light and auto shutoff—all ideal for late nights cramming for exams.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022
• The detectors and shutoff device are on sale now, but the sump pump monitor will go on sale late this year, with the price still TBD.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2021
• Turn off outdoor spigots, which often have a shutoff valve in the basement.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Nov. 2022
• The water shutoff risked a deadly explosion and cracked the boiler, MWT said.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
• No power shutoffs are expected for the rest of the week after Wednesday.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
• Maybe there will be a timer or automatic shutoff on the chargers.
  — Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Workers will be delivering flyers to those who live in the area telling them of the water shutoff.
  — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
• The road will remain closed until further notice as the main shutoff valve is replaced on the north side of Highland Road.
  — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
• If hand-watering with a hose, it must be equipped with a shutoff nozzle or be hooked up to a sprinkler system on a timer.
  — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2022
• Two Portland public schools are closed Friday due to a power shutoff in the Southwest Hills.
  — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
• This iron also comes with an auto-shutoff feature and has a stainless steel plate.
  — Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2021
• On the manifold there’s a separate shutoff valve for each line.
  — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
• Anaheim Street remained closed in the area for several hours after the shutoff.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• Here’s the takeaway: Never pay money under the threat of an imminent shutoff coming from a voice on the phone.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021
• The bills also seek to ramp up shutoff water protections, by notifying customers at least four times through mail, door knocking, phone calls and text messages before their water is cut off.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024

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shut off

2 of 2 verb

• Rehearse the movement in longer beads with the welder shut off.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• Like most teams, the Cavs want to shut off the paint and limit 3s.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• The tank shuts off and makes a beeping noise when full.
  — Elizabeth Marino, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• There's also a point where our brains tend to shut off.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022
• Then, one day in March 2022, that source was abruptly shut off.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• The judge instructed the court clerk to shut off the recorder for 52 seconds.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• Lie down there, close my eyes, shut off my mind, and let the sunlight wash over me.
  — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• The alarm, which shut off a few minutes later, said the bus had low coolant.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• The driver shut off his blinker, turned our way and picked us up.
  — Jon Gluck, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Look for alarm clocks that have displays that dim or shut off overnight.
  — Emily P.g. Erickson, Health, 11 Dec. 2023
• There are reasons to shut off Find My iPhone and reasons not to.
  — Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• The fire department called in the gas company to shut off the gas.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022
• Bake for 2 hours, then shut off the oven and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
  — Alexis Deboschnek, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022
• At 2:52, Johnson emerges from the backroom for the last time and shuts off the air compressor.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• Families here know that at any moment the lights could go out, the heat could shut off, and the taps could run dry.
  — Yutao Chen, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• In both tests, the power was shut off while the cores ran and the passive safety features took over.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 24 July 2024
• Water had been shut off to homes and businesses in the area Friday.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• The home had just 75 minutes before Xcel Energy shut off the lights on April 6.
  — Kate Ruder, CNN, 11 June 2024
• In a video posted to social media, lights on the Dali shut off, then turned back on, then shut off again before the ship struck the bridge.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Oil still flows through the German pipelines shut off by Werner, and gas through the English pumps smashed by Hart.
  — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
• Make sure the electricity and gas are shut off to avoid fire or injury.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
• Ordinarily, the wines would be sent from Odesa through the Black Sea, but the war has shut off that route.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• Sometimes the drip, drip, drip of a faucet that wasn’t fully shut off will burrow its way into my brain.
  — Avital Norman Nathman, Flow Space, 10 July 2024
• As a result of the rainfall, residents in the area have been able to shut off their sprinklers for much of August.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022
• Despite my mother’s best efforts, the gas was shut off and we were forced to boil water for more than a year just to take baths.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 June 2024
• The man sped off without the vehicle’s key fob, according to Lane, which may have also caused the car to shut off.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• The vacuum works well on both carpet and hard floors thanks to a simple switch that shuts off the brushroll when on hard floor mode.
  — Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
• Crews quickly isolated the main and shut off the water.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
• Sutton fled the scene with his phone shut off, according to the sheriff’s office.
  — Isabel Rosales, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
• For safety reasons, gas suppliers have to shut off gas to homes when the pressure drops.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024