plugged in
Example Sentences
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They simply plugged in the numbers they could easily find, fudged the rest and threw it on a poster board.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“We plugged in, started playing,” Mr. Ross once told me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The house was unlocked, the ironing board was out, the hoover plugged in, washing was hanging on the line outside, the medication she needed for Crohn's disease had been left behind.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
International Airport, he plugged in his headphones and settled into his economy seat for what he thought was a Houston-bound flight.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
I plugged in my headphones, popped in Señora Oralia’s Lola Beltran CD, and waited for the music to start.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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