wires

Example Sentences

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“The Secret Service’s layers of protection are meant to act as trip wires to catch people,” said retired Secret Service agent Donald Mihalek.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The build-out stops when the gas, the wires and the fuel run out.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

National Highways continued to monitor bat species and said a survey in 2018 indicated that bat wires were helping to guide over 40 percent of monitored bats safely across the carriageway.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

They also pointed out how the work will leave telecommunication wires above ground on poles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Somehow, electrical messages flew invisibly on wires from one place to another using magnets.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock