How to Use switch on in a Sentence

switch on

phrasal verb

• There’s a power switch on the front of the mic and a USB port at the rear.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• 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
• The out-of-office is switched on and your work phone is back at the hotel.
  — Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
• 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 overactive light switch on night one was not a one-off.
  — Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
• In a handful of others, it wasn’t switched on, or the power was out.
  — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• The mute switch on the side of the phone has disappeared in favor of the Action Button.
  — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• Every such switch on the PS5 means closing the current game and loading up the new one from the main menu.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
• 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
• At 8:30 that Wednesday evening, Hegarty switched on the TV and settled in.
  — Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
• Plus, each lighting mode can be adjusted by a switch on the side.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
• Homeowners and renters alike have flipped the switch on how their lighting should feel.
  — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
• 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
• The internet would be switched on for only two hours in the morning, five hours in the evening, and all day Sunday.
  — Jack Nicas Victor Moriyama, New York Times, 2 June 2024
• 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
• These computers started running in the summer of 2022, and seemed to be switched on all day and night.
  — By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
• 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
• VPNs aren’t quite as reliable in the air but are still worth switching on.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
• Turn the robot on with the power switch on its side and line up the charging contacts on its bottom with those protruding from the base station.
  — PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024