How to Use switch on in a Sentence

switch on

phrasal verb

• There should be a switch on the side of the fan – above the light but below the blades.
  — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• The one with a hammock in the kitchen and light switches on the floor, yes that one.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
• Here’s how to flip the switch on an all-electric house.
  — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 21 Jan. 2023
• That tiny side switch on the iPhone that toggles silent alert mode?
  — WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
• Then, the Fed flipped the switch on its printing presses.
  — John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
• An on/off switch on the side makes these house shoes easy to power up.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
• The candles each have an easy-to-access on/off switch on the bottom of the base.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• Add a cup of salt to that, turn on the cold water, and switch on the disposal.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• The jets have a switch on the back of the pilot seats that can be used to move the seats forward and backward.
  — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• And don’t forget to open a window or switch on a kitchen fan.
  — Charlotte Druckman / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin, Prop Styling By Valeria Suasnavas , WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
• The mute switch on the side of the phone has disappeared in favor of the Action Button.
  — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• The candle comes with a manual switch on the bottom to set the timer for five hours on and 19 hours off.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• Plus, each lighting mode can be adjusted by a switch on the side.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• Unlike some other options, this choice features an on/off switch on the base of the warmer.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
• Cantu flicked a switch on the lift and raised Brown’s SUV a few feet so its tires would be at shoulder level.
  — Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
• Recommended Like a light switched on in a dark room, my father’s words show me the way.
  — Gloria Goodale, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• So staying switched on longer in childhood could allow our brains to grow more than ape brains.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• The problem is how often that stout defense switches on and off.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
• Make sure this service is switched on and run it right before wiping any files, so the backup is up to date.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• The battery pack uses a 31.5-inch USB-C cable to charge the batteries, plus there’s a power switch on the dock.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
• The launch event ended with a group of people on stage singing and waving Mate 60 smartphones with flashlights switched on.
  — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
• There is also a safety switch on the body to prevent accidents.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
• Cissoko, 19, said his main strength is his ability to switch on defense at his size.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 31 May 2023
• When night fell, Boyko switched on a thermal camera, and the black figures dying in the white snow became white figures on black.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• That might sound long, but the time flew by–I’d sometimes listen to a podcast, or have a long phone call with a friend, or just watch the city’s lights switch on as darkness fell.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
• But just a small subset of these is switched on in any particular tissue at any one time.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
• The device is easily turned on with a switch at the back of the wedge, and the sensitivity can be adjusted with a switch on the side as well.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023
• But we were not allowed to switch on our phones to call the hospital management, and the state of the hospital could not be confirmed.
  — Patrick Kingsley Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• But these sensors were switched on too late and did not alert Israeli officials to the coming assault.
  — Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• Even once the stadium lights have switched on and people have started to head toward the exits, Wallen is still hanging out.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024