How to Use switch off in a Sentence

switch off

verb
  • Armas said the prison wardens never switched off the lights.
    — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The way to defend the Huskies is to switch off-ball screening action.
    — The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • None of this means the government's number is being switched off.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The choice to switch off LECP wasn't random.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Travelers are booking flights across oceans not to switch off, but to be transformed.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • The following day, the life support machine was switched off.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Serene, calm and elegant, this is a place to switch off from the noise of everyday life; to be still and silent.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Clarence Seedorf asks for the air conditioning in the make-up room to be switched off.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Everything that the human body and brain knows about sleep and switching off has to be reprogrammed.
    — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • His wife, Monaliza, says the drive to help others never switches off.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Vessels will sometimes switch off their location transponders to transit the strait.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The website only shows ships crossing with their transponders on, meaning more ships may have crossed with their signals switched off.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The preference can be switched off at any time, allowing drivers to accept rides from all riders.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Routine on paper, but in practice, the service lines were switched off before transfers were complete.
    — Liam Dunne, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Of the 10 original instrument sets carried by the twin probes, seven have now been switched off.
    — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • To avert the crisis, Yue had to rush to switch off the Mac Mini machine where her claw resided.
    — Tharin Pillay, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Want to skip the hassle of switching off drivers, being cramped in a vehicle, and having to stop for bathrooms and snacks?
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Turn off the water heater's power by switching off the corresponding breaker in the breaker box.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The bank estimated around 2 million barrels per day might be getting out on tankers that switched off their transponders.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • Blood tests showed that the men had higher levels of a molecule called interleukin-10, which switches off pain signals to the brain.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This means that even when switched off, your appliances remain connected to electricity.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
  • Familiarity, recognition and social proof do not switch off when someone starts work in the morning.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Some 2 million barrels per day might be getting out on tankers that have switched off their transponders, according to the bank's estimates.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • The American soccer machine has been operating, for decades, with most of its inputs switched off.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • The website tracks only vessels with active transponders, meaning additional ships may have crossed with their signals switched off.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Unplug or switch off electronics and appliances that could be damaged by a power surge when electricity is restored.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Office have been told to switch off computers during lunch breaks and keep air conditioning no lower than 75°F.
    — Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Other ships have likely switched off their transponders to quietly slip through the waterway undetected.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Millions of people are being told to turn down air conditioning, switch off lights, avoid travel for meetings, and perhaps even work from home to save energy.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • CEOs are struggling to switch off, Ko says, and making high-stakes decisions while their mental batteries are drained.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026

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