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Examples of shutoff in a Sentence
the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid
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My only real complaint: a lengthy nuisance of a klaxon buzzes seemingly forever for no other reason than the unit is about to auto-shutoff.
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