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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• In late 2021, state Judge Brenda Penny pulled the plug on the 13-year conservatorship.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 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
• 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
• Li, 24, wasn’t the only left mourning the loss of a virtual companion when major Chinese tech companies recently pulled the plug on their popular AI companion services to comply with new government restrictions.
  — Fu Ting, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
• Li, 24, wasn't the only left mourning the loss of a virtual companion when major Chinese tech companies recently pulled the plug on their popular AI companion services to comply with new government restrictions.
  — ABC News, 10 Aug. 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