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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Auto shutoff kicks in when the water tank is low to protect the diffuser from burning out.
  — Emily Stone Published, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
• Losado said he was initially told that the owners ordered the shutoff.
  — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022
• Winds remained strong and gusty Saturday in the other areas where the power was shutoff.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2022
• After the Dixie fire, PG&E rolled out its power line shutoff program last year.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
• Dozens of personnel have worked to find the transmission main's shutoff valves to completely turn it off.
  — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2022
• Plus, there's automatic shutoff when the water runs out, and the wide tank makes for easy cleaning and refilling.
  — Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Water had been shut off to homes and businesses in the area Friday.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
• Make sure the electricity and gas are shut off to avoid fire or injury.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
• 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
• For safety reasons, gas suppliers have to shut off gas to homes when the pressure drops.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
• But what happens when the thrusters are shut off and there are no longer any forces acting on the moving vehicle?
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• Braniff said both would soon be shut off, the power likely early next week.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Oct. 2022
• Something had gone wrong after the ship shut off its engines in preparation to coast.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2023
• The off-duty pilot handcuffed and strapped to a seat in the back of the plane after allegedly trying to shut off fuel to the engine.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• There are also 10 direct power lines from Israel to Gaza, which are now shut off.
  — Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
• By the time someone heard his screams and shut off the power, his arm was limp, a deep triangular gash running down the length of it.
  — Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• After seven days passed, the city shut off Marsden’s power.
  — Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
• Both times, shutting off the whole thing by olding the power button for 10 seconds fixed the issue.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 11 July 2023
• In a statement, the West Bend Fire Department said contractors were on scene to clean the vents for the cooking hood system and never shut off the gas to the range.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
• If your pipes freeze, shut off the main water valve to your home and then open the faucets inside and outside your home to prevent pressure from building up.
  — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
• One woman pleaded for the video to be shut off, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
• Plus, there’s two-step auto shut off, which means the backlight turns off after 30 seconds and the scale after 60 to save battery power.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2023
• At some point, Nika stopped responding to the calls and her phone shut off, according to her family.
  — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2022
• Hydrants were opened to help dispel the ammonia while crews attempted to enter the building to shut off gas valves.
  — Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
• But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024