plug

Example Sentences

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It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Blanche finally pulled the plug on Tuesday, telling House lawmakers: "We're not moving forward with the fund."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The overwhelming majority of hybrids sold in the U.S. don’t have a plug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Once each 300-metre-long disposal tunnel is filled, it will be sealed with a steel-reinforced concrete plug.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“I’m pulling the plug on the game console at nine o’clock. Then they’ll bugger off home. Thank goodness.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan