live wire
Example Sentences
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I thought I would have become less of a live wire, but that hasn’t happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
The power to the pylon should have been switched off while the work was carried out because it was impossible to maintain a safe working distance from the live wire, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
The basement of a rowhouse in South Baltimore exploded Saturday morning due to the combustive combination of a live wire and leaking natural gas.
From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023
Madievsky’s prose crackles like a live wire throughout this sometimes hilarious, always harrowing novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023
The only way the van’s atmosphere could have electrified faster was if I had thrown a live wire into a full bathtub.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
