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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Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
In addition to electricity outages, downed lines cause wildfires when live wires come in contact with vegetation.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Officials elsewhere warned that the water could contain live wires, sewage, sharp objects and other debris.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
He was rushed to a regional burn unit after accidentally touching a live wire while holding a ground wire in his left hand, NYU Langone said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
In addition to electricity outages, downed lines cause wildfires when live wires come in contact with vegetation.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Officials elsewhere warned that the water could contain live wires, sewage, sharp objects and other debris.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
He was rushed to a regional burn unit after accidentally touching a live wire while holding a ground wire in his left hand, NYU Langone said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20wire. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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