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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was shut off" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to something being cut off or disconnected. For example: "The power was shut off due to an unexpected outage."
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The water was shut off a few times, forcing tenants to wash with bottled water.
There was shouting and the microphone was shut off.
The electricity was shut off years ago.
The waterfall was shut off.
The waterfall in the trout pool was shut off.
Only months after coming back, the fountain was shut off.
When the music was shut off, the teenagers kept dancing, clapping their own beat.
The property was abandoned after the electricity was shut off for nonpayment.
At the outbreak of the war the current was shut off.
Mr. Maskati kept sending messages until Wednesday morning, when his phone number was shut off.
Electric power was shut off for parts of the surrounding neighborhood.
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