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

A few days later, a customer was yelling at Garcia about an alternator when he got a call from his father’s doctor saying the hospital needed to remove his father from life support.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2021

I also loved that Nick wouldn’t have known an alternator from a crankshaft.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover