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
James was working for a power line company in June 2021 when he was shocked by a live wire.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Her harebrained live wire of a daughter, the perpetual overreactor, prone to fits of furious indignation about nothing at all.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
