power line

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Moldova's government condemned the strike on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region, which led to the disconnection of the Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line, used by Moldova to import electricity from neighbouring Romania.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

So many are counting on the financial outcome of lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison, the company that owns the faulty power line suspected of having triggered the fire that destroyed Altadena.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Years of consultations on National Grid’s plan to upgrade a 112-mile power line in the east of England generated more than 20,000 responses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

I taught at a special school in the compound for Americans who came to work on the Inga-Shaba power line.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver