wire

Example Sentences

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It is sealed off by a wire fence but can be approached by a series of dirt paths.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The team also reported that tons of SS-H2 based wire had been produced with a factory in Mainland China.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

In March, Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan to repair and replace up to 60,000 streetlights by harnessing solar power technology, so they’d no longer be reliant on the copper wire that keeps getting stolen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth told his supporters the Welsh election was "going down to the wire".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

At night, patrols went out into no man’s land to repair wire damaged by artillery fire, or to clear a path through the entanglements in advance of an infantry attack the next day.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman