wires

Example Sentences

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What was once a densely populated, lively community is now a landscape of collapsed concrete, twisted metal and exposed wires.

From BBC • May 5, 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

Even as Bell introduced a technology to revolutionize communication over wires, a scientific discovery was about to eliminate the need for wires altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

It seems that alarm clocks stop working when your dog chews the wires while you’re busy trying to get your English assignment done.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam