plug

Example Sentences

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But opposition from the state government and members of the city council apparently led the insurgent former state legislator to pursue other measures to help plug New York's budget deficit that reached around $12 billion.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the show, recalled that some of the members wanted to pull the plug at the last minute.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

SS-H2 is not yet a plug and play solution for the hydrogen economy.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Watch how LIV Golf tried to reinvent the game of golf — and why it’s now on life support as its main backer pulls the plug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The iron was one of those universal kinds that go on any voltage and I fitted it to the plug in the wall.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier