fuse box

Example Sentences

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Searching for the source of a lighting failure he opened a fuse box: “It looked like an exploded firecracker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The fuse box was burnt out and clothes dried on wire stretched across the stairwell.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

He had come into contact with a lightbulb served by an unearthed fuse box.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

Officials said most violations are not typically serious, but are included on a list of items needed to bring a building into compliance, such as proper labeling on a fuse box or stucco replacement.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

Just a few steps to the fuse box.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord