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
• Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.
  — Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
• Fighting the freezing cold to get access to the gas shutoff.
  — Jane Morice, cleveland.com, 7 Jan. 2018
• Open the shutoff valve in the spring, add some fresh gasoline, and the mower should start easily.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
• Step 9: Connect the water supply line to the shutoff valve.
  — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2019
• There are no plans for shutoffs Wednesday, Sarkissian added.
  — Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
• 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
• We were also impressed by its ease of starting, torque, and ease of shutoff.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 June 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
• The utilities proactively de-energize sections of their network, a process known as public safety power shutoffs, in areas that officials have determined are at the highest risk for fire starts.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 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
• So what was the rest of the night for you at Ponderosa like once the cameras did shut off.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The line had to be shut off to prevent an explosion and fire.
  — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 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
• Both New Zealand and Singapore spent more than a year shut off from the world.
  — CNN, 5 Mar. 2022
• As Herzog warned of triple-digit heat in some regions of Texas on the 5 p.m. broadcast, the lights shut off.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
• This has shut off any chilly air coming down from Canada.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 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
• The fire damaged three units, and utilities were shut off to all eight apartments in the building.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2022
• The sirens could not be manually shut off, Hingiss said.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 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
• Once the magnetic field is shut off, the MENDs revert to their previous inert state.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
• These heaters have built-in Oxygen Depletion Sensors, so in theory they’re supposed to shut off if there’s not enough oxygen in the space.
  — Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024