How to Use outlet in a Sentence

outlet

noun
  • According to the outlet, the driver got out of the car and shot the pair.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 July 2023
  • The two were then kicked out of the restaurant, a restaurant manager told the outlet.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Just like the other on-sale options from the outlet, this one is also made from leather.
    Carly Totten, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Each cord measures 5 feet long, so there’s plenty of slack to reach the nearest outlet.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The child was between 36 and 40 weeks old at the time of death, per the autopsy, and showed no signs of bodily trauma, per the outlet.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This outlet mall has over 100 shops and brands that consistently have sales and marked down prices.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • What Could Be Better It must be plugged into an outlet.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • What's more, the outlet reported that the season 5 part 2 premiere will mark the show's switch to a different night.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2023
  • Per the outlet, Bundock threw the sheets onto a shelf below before turning on a light above them.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, the 20-foot power cord means you won’t be restricted to working on just the areas near outlets.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Viewership rose on all of the largest outlets as Biden’s address grew by about 18 percent.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
  • News outlet Khit Thit said Thai authorities were in talks with the soldiers to decide whether to grant them refuge.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The news outlet obtained surveillance footage from inside of the Chevron gas station which showed two men walking through the store.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The patient did not reject the organ and the kidneys worked normally for over a month, the outlet reported.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And Fox News launched its Fox Nation subscription outlet late last year.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The outlet also reported that police say De-Zoysa was living in the home with the family.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Many outlets followed our reporting and cited the Free Press.
    Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In essence, Finkelstein was willing to cede control of his outlet less than a year after launching in order to keep it afloat.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
  • At 22 feet long, the power cord is long enough to reach from a wall outlet to the middle of a small-medium-sized room without having to unplug and replug.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Stream a movie from a laptop or projector with the help of an extension cord or outdoor outlet.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • The sort of portable power bank that fits in a bag is great when you’re stuck at the airport or holed up in a conference room without outlets.
    Erin Moore, wsj.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The outlet for their unease was the school board, the rare place where that system meets electoral accountability.
    Charles Homans, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Multiple sources close to the couple told the outlet that Cardi had returned to the Atlanta home the husband and wife once shared together.
    Molly Mulshine, ELLE, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Thompson and Breezy were in town from Washington for a cat competition and were on their way home at the time, the news outlet reported.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Washington County Sheriff Zach Jacobsen told the news outlet that a deputy picked her up to take her home.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • News outlets compete every day to have their stories show up higher in Google search results.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • First Baptist Gowensville confirmed to the local outlet that Mayfield was a student pastor at the church, but that he was fired upon his arrest.
    Jon Brown, Fox News, 7 June 2023
  • He has not yet been extradited, according to the outlet.
    Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In May, Davila shared the ad with ProPublica, the first news outlet to reveal her discovery.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 16 June 2023
  • Per the outlet, the wild animal did not stay in the rest area long, and eventually scurried away, snapping one of the table umbrella spokes on its way out.
    Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023

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