electrical failure
Example Sentences
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A private jet carrying the head of Libya's armed forces requested emergency landing because of electrical failure before it crashed Tuesday, a senior Turkish official said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Emergency overflows are supposed to be used only in critical situations, such as if there is an electrical failure at a pumping station.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
Perhaps most worrisome, commuters were trapped on an aerial cable-car system operating in the working-class district of Iztapalapa after an electrical failure.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021
The German-built submarine is believed to have plunged to a depth of 2,000 feet or more, said Indonesian officials who believed the incident may have been the result of an electrical failure.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
What if there was an electrical failure on board the spacecraft and the astronauts needed to navigate back home by the stars, like the mariners of a simpler age?
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
