How to Use pull the plug in a Sentence

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• That’s when Warner’s board could pull the plug on the Paramount deal.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Nohria was in the meetings at Thrive after FIFA pulled the plug.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
• Global Citizen pulled the plug on its event Friday afternoon.
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
• Under LaNeve, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program.
  — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 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
• Numerous music acts have pulled the plug on their upcoming performances with Ed Sheeran in the latest twist of events in the singer’s tour.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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
• If Clemson pulls the plug on the Dabo Swinney era, its first call should be to Tony Elliott at Virginia.
  — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
• At 10-17 and 5 1/2 games out of a playoff spot, Los Angeles is pulling the plug on this season.
  — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
• The 24-year-old attempted a comeback in December but couldn’t grip the stick properly and eventually had to pull the plug.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• Under LaNeve, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program that Driscoll had heralded.
  — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
• After more than a century of providing service to Oregon customers, Idaho Power may pull the plug.
  — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
• Still, Adams plowed ahead with the plans to convert the green space to housing, Then, last summer, after hiring Mastro, Adams abruptly pulled the plug on the project.
  — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
• The Late Show’s last hurrah now that CBS has pulled the plug, giving Colbert one last trophy for a show that won’t be around to defend it next year.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
• In late 2021, state Judge Brenda Penny pulled the plug on the 13-year conservatorship.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
• Seattle tagged him for one additional run — on back-to-back doubles by Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh — before his manager finally pulled the plug.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
• Universal Pictures pulled the plug on the biopic, which Madonna herself was set to direct, back in 2023, leaving the film stuck in development limbo.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
• Then, in February, reports started circulating that the company might pull the plug on an EV version altogether.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 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
• The future appeared to be even more bleak as the archdiocese was bracing for an enrollment of 140 this year and anticipated a $400,000 loss before pulling the plug.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 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
• The film had gone through multiple drafts, including versions written by Diablo Cody and Erin Cressida Wilson, before the studio ultimately pulled the plug.
  — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
• How federal agents pulled the plug The Justice Department obtained court authorization to seize domains used by QScan and QTRouter.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Six Flags has officially pulled the plug on Magic Mountain’s X2 coaster, which has been the subject of recent controversy after several lawsuits allege people were injured on the ride.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
• Running out of time to strike a deal with the city, NASCAR pulled the plug Tuesday on the return of the Chicago Street Race for next summer, but is still hoping to bring it back down the road.
  — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 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
• In May, Disney pulled the plug on its $1B investment in OpenAI’s Sora, putting an end to the use of Disney’s extensive character catalogue in the text-to-video app.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
• In Johnson County, a group of concerned citizens advocated against the use of license plate-tracking cameras, leading the Gardner Police Department to pull the plug on Flock cameras in city limits.
  — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026