be wired

Example Sentences

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The adoption of sound would require a transformation of the industry’s economic structure: Theaters would need to be wired, sound studios would need to be built, foreign sales would fall off a cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

“This is something people need to understand. You have to be wired properly.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

And then there’s the scurrilously under-handed ripoff in which a grandparent gets a call saying a grandchild has been involved in an accident or some other emergency, and money must be wired immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2023

At present, the e-skin must still be wired to an external power source, but Bao hopes ultimately to develop a wireless device.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2023

I had a long queue of files on a disk waiting to be wired to Hoagland’s terminal in Purchase.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee