How to Use pull the plug in a Sentence

pull the plug

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• Atlanta simply pulled the plug, deciding not to stick with the top pick after just two seasons.
  — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
• Then, when the truth came to light, they were externally framed as an existential crisis that might pull the plug on professional football.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
• Bordeaux was the first serious option explored, but FSG pulled the plug due to financial concerns.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026
• Just last week, Honda pulled the plug on its last remaining fully electric option, the Prologue SUV, after killing off a slew of upcoming models.
  — Tim Levin, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
• The proposal would restrict international collaboration and give political appointees the ability to decide the most important research to fund, and the power to pull the plug at any time, for any reason.
  — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
• Two years after the launch of the Gotham Sports app, YES Network and MSG Networks have decided to pull the plug on their joint streaming venture.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026
• Alas, Shirley — an hour-long dramedy costarring Patrick Wayne, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold — lasted just 13 episodes before NBC pulled the plug.
  — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
• Per The Hollywood Reporter, Driver was working on a standalone film about his Star Wars character with director Steven Soderbergh before Disney pulled the plug on the project.
  — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
• Critics have long urged the British government to pull the plug on the Islamic Center’s operation as pressure mounts on the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to act against Iranian regime apparatus in the country.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026