Examples of live wire in a Sentence
She's a real live wire.
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
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And then, there were these live wires from all the cables on the ground.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Alcazar is a live wire who gives the production its energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2018, a live wire broke free from a 100-year-old transmission tower in high winds and sparked the Camp fire, which killed scores of people and destroyed the town of Paradise in Northern California.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Rita Hills Blanc de Noirs This wine is a live wire of tension and freshness, with faint scents of brioche and Fuji apple, the mid-palate flavors juicy and mouthwatering.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Alcazar is a live wire who gives the production its energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2018, a live wire broke free from a 100-year-old transmission tower in high winds and sparked the Camp fire, which killed scores of people and destroyed the town of Paradise in Northern California.
—Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Rita Hills Blanc de Noirs This wine is a live wire of tension and freshness, with faint scents of brioche and Fuji apple, the mid-palate flavors juicy and mouthwatering.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20wire. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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