How to Use out of service in a Sentence

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Definition of out of servicenext
  • About 11% of cellphone towers across the state were out of service, the report found.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • When doing the repairs, the city will take two of the tanks out of service while the other two keep working.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Hospitals in the city continue to be out of service, the group added.
    — Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 8 May 2023
  • The diesel tank, which had been taken out of service earlier in the day to be cleaned, exploded at about 8:30 p.m.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In a tweet, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said the entire electric system is out of service.
    — Matt Meyer, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The electricity has failed (which happens often, even in the best neighborhoods), and the main dining room is out of service.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Ten-seven is the police radio code for an officer out of service.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • As the Globe reported in April, two of the six chargers installed at rest stops along the 138-mile highway — in Natick and the westbound Charlton stop — have been out of service for over a year.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • The Ferry Building’s departures board was out of service, and the information sign out back was blank.
    — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Those who live further away from these resources will remain out of service until the transmission line is repaired, UniSource said.
    — Andrea Morabito, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The two trains last month were out of service but carried weighted boxes to simulate passengers.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The fire engine, which had minor damage on the front right side, was taken out of service while the department works with police to investigate, the department said.
    — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Toyota extended the vehicles’ factory warranty by the amount of time that the SUVs have been taken out of service.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The loading rack was taken out of service until inspections and repairs could be completed.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022
  • The plane is being temporarily taken out of service for maintenance, and Spirit will ferry in a replacement plane for the next flight that aircraft was due to fly, Hofmeyer said.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 10 July 2022
  • The Observatory said the runway used for civilian flights was fixed while another, used for cargo transport, remains out of service.
    — Bassem Mroue, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Her phone has been out of service since then, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the ongoing investigation and search.
    — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • In Cincinnati, that meant finally replacing copy machines that had been out of service since before the pandemic, said Regina Parker, the local union president.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The facility's elevator remains out of service because of water damage in 2021.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The American Association of Railroads issued a rare advisory Thursday calling for certain rail cars to be taken out of service and inspected amid concerns that loose wheels might increase the risk of derailments.
    — Kris Maher and Esther Fung, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023

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