hot wire
Example Sentences
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Though the silverback did not try to escape again, the offending branch-turned-ladder was removed and hot wire was added to the top of the wall as an additional precaution.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2023
This involves putting a hot wire through a sample of the fridge or freezer backing material to determine if it catches alight.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2018
I’d seen that split-second surprise in his face and it had cut me like a hot wire.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2015
About two years ago, Truman pointed to his head and told Graham: "I feel as though I have a little hot wire up here."
From Time Magazine Archive
I don't deny either that Madrina did keep him strung on hot wire for several years.
From The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
