This page shows Wire in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like telegraph or cable. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Wire in a sentence
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Wire meaning
- Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
Example sentences (20)
The C’s effectively were listless from wire to wire and displayed a concerning lack of urgency given the situation.
Cardinal Newman jumped out early in the first quarter and led wire-to-wire, but the Hurricanes kept hanging around.
Instead of a single solid conductor, litz wire consists of a number of smaller wire strands that carry the current.
Likewise, the left bead of the thousands wire (and the million wire, if present) may have a different color.
Sacramento State led wire-to-wire in the first half, pushing their advantage out to as much as 10 at 17-7.
Friday night, the Lions controlled the game with eight different goal scorers in a 12-4 wire-to-wire victory over Wilde Lake.
Both of those examples assume the diameter of the wire stays the same, so both examples use proportionally more wire (copper).
The contest was mostly tight wire to wire, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter Clackamas held an eight-point lead 69-61.
The indictment accused him of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud.
Kingston just shoved Kidd chest-first onto the barbed wire chair, then double-stomped his back to drive him into the barbed wire.
Tennessee posted its second straight wire-to-wire triumph with an 88-68 decision Wednesday night against LSU at Food City Center.
Asked if razor wire works to deter border crossings, Kirby retorted, “Does razor wire work for what?
In the United States, the first major wire-cable suspension bridge was the Wire Bridge at Fairmount in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Austin Peay saved its best for last with a 17-kill performance, led by Moore’s six kills, in a final wire-to-wire win in the third.
Gerardi was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and making a false statement.
Pirani (one wire) main A Pirani gauge consist of a metal wire open to the pressure being measured.
River Falls led wire to wire, and Campbell said they did a good job of handling an 8-day layoff.
Night is provided by an inner ring of shadow squares which are connected to each other by thin, ultra-strong wire (shadow-square wire).
Let Σ(t) be the moving wire, moving together without rotation and with constant velocity v and Σ(t) be the internal surface of the wire.
In winning the World Series the Reds became the only National League team to go wire to wire.
Phrases with wire
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Common combinations with wire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the wire 60×
- wire is 23×
- wire to 19×
- of wire 17×
- barbed wire 16×
- to wire 15×
- wire and 14×
- wire fraud 13×
- razor wire 10×
- encore wire 8×
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