breakers

Example Sentences

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The Eaton catalog is unglamorous: switchgear, circuit breakers, power-distribution units.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Spring breakers looking to avoid the chaos at the nation’s airports are considering driving to their destinations instead.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He assumed that these conditions were deal breakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

When the extension cords running to the back popped the circuit breakers, repeatedly, he tried to curtail electricity usage in the camp.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

There was the tang of salt, of sun, of weakened brine, and grit dissolved in the breakers.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy