on-off
adjective
1
: used to turn something on and off
an on-off switch
2
: relating to something that is sometimes on and sometimes off
a switch set to a random on-off pattern
Examples of on-off in a Sentence
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Love, and more specifically the on-off situationship at its heart, is the only thing this drama cares about.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, customers have slammed its on-off Dollar Menu for not having a single $1 item.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
McCulloch and Pitts never imagined that their cartoon neurons could be trained, using data, so that their on-off states linked to certain properties in that data.
—Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
On the right is the shifter, throttle, and headlight auto on-off button.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
That was a 25% improvement on 2022, when the industry was battered by on-off closures due to government COVID-control measures, and managed only HK$1.14 billion ($146 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
DuVernay and her staff grounded the drama in challenging family dynamics, epic love stories — from Ralph Angel’s on-off relationship with Darla (Bianca Lawson) to Aunt Violet (Tina Lifford) finding love in her 50s — and social commentary.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
The recent on-off sacking of Sam Altman from OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, is yet another example of how there appears to be nowhere quite like Silicon Valley for getting itself in a mess over corporate governance.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
During a period of separation in their on-off relationship, Strickland briefly dated Wilson.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, customers have slammed its on-off Dollar Menu for not having a single $1 item.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
McCulloch and Pitts never imagined that their cartoon neurons could be trained, using data, so that their on-off states linked to certain properties in that data.
—Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
On the right is the shifter, throttle, and headlight auto on-off button.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
That was a 25% improvement on 2022, when the industry was battered by on-off closures due to government COVID-control measures, and managed only HK$1.14 billion ($146 million).
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
DuVernay and her staff grounded the drama in challenging family dynamics, epic love stories — from Ralph Angel’s on-off relationship with Darla (Bianca Lawson) to Aunt Violet (Tina Lifford) finding love in her 50s — and social commentary.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
The recent on-off sacking of Sam Altman from OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, is yet another example of how there appears to be nowhere quite like Silicon Valley for getting itself in a mess over corporate governance.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
During a period of separation in their on-off relationship, Strickland briefly dated Wilson.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
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“On-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-off. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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