power line

Example Sentences

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The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The roughly 40 data centers, which had been using enough electricity to supply more than one million homes, simultaneously switched to backup power sources in February 2025, when a high-voltage power line malfunctioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

While resources like offshore wind farms and a new power line from Quebec should help add power in the coming months, new natural gas plants will also likely be necessary.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The film is a real-life depiction of the devastation caused after a power line fell, releasing sparks onto the tinder-dry Sierra foothills.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir