How to Use de-energize in a Sentence

de-energize

verb

• Some institutions have been forced to de-energize their instruments as a result.
  — Nicholas Fitzkee, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
• The lawsuit claims Evergy failed to de-energize power lines as promised and the technician failed to verify it was safe for the crew to continue its work.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
• The complaint points to the utility’s failure to de-energize its transmission lines that night, as well as its decision to leave up a decommissioned line that hadn’t carried electricity for decades.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• Justin Daily, a spokesman for the company, said in an email that as of May 8, more than 31,000 battery modules had been removed, de-energized and shipped to recycling facilities.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
• Sacramento Metro Fire Metro Fire said its crews worked with Sacramento Municipal Utility District personnel to de-energize the lines so firefighters could safely continue attacking the flames.
  — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026