unplugged
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Trying to avoid frightening his children, he silently stared into the camera to show the hackers he knew about them and then unplugged the camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
She insists that Amazon’s Alexa not just be powered down but unplugged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
In 2020, CalGEM ordered AllenCo to plug the wells after if determined the company had essentially deserted the site, leaving the wells unplugged and in an unsafe condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
If we exceeded our five minutes, particularly if someone else was waiting to use the phone, Daddy simply unplugged it.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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