alternator

Example Sentences

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I’ve had to pay $1,000 for a new alternator for my 2007 Lexus.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

My van was fitted with a 180W solar panel that fed power to a 95Ah battery that also received charge from the VW’s alternator when driving.

From The Verge • Jul. 15, 2022

He can change a transmission, replace an alternator, diagnose the weird sounds and, in his free time, he is restoring a 1938 Packard Six initially purchased brand new by his great-grandparents.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018

The Susan Marie had gone dead in the water—the bolt shook loose in her alternator pulley bracket—on the night of September 15.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson