cut off from

phrase

: to cause (someone or something) to be separate or alone from (someone or something)
an island nation geographically cut off from the rest of the world
She cut herself off from her family.

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The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services. Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023 Others, traumatized by violence, saw the barriers as a price worth paying for their safety. Businesses, cut off from customers, were forced to close, and many people lost their jobs. Nazih Osseiran, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2023 Within months, the country was effectively cut off from the global financial system. Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022 Iranians have been cut off from the internet and social media as police violently crack down on protests in the streets. Paul Best, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for cut off from

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“Cut off from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20off%20from. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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