wall socket
Example Sentences
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"Food is a tougher problem than electricity; few people care where the electrons in our wall socket originate, but many people care a lot about where their food comes from," Davis said.
From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023
It would take significantly longer to charge an EV on a standard 110-volt wall socket.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022
At home, the cooler is easily plugged into a wall socket.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022
The report said that babies' cots were positioned close together, one next to an electric wall socket used for devices including an oil-filled radiator.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022
My father, the hardcore pacifist who can’t even squish a spider, reaches for the power cord snaking from the television to the wall socket.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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