How to Use transformer in a Sentence
transformer
noun-
The the wires for the lighting then are plugged into the transformer.
— Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 29 Aug. 2019 -
Up a 40-foot pole, tangled up in a transformer, crews found a big snake.
— Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2019 -
There was a fire in the plant’s main transformer that was put out by the plant’s fire department.
— Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022 -
Avoid the Area of Riverside Drive a tree fell into a transformer.
— Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 -
The blast sent a plume of black smoke and flames 30 feet into the air, high enough to reach a transformer on a power line.
— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 -
At one point, a transformer caught in the wind sent a shower of sparks onto a main town road.
— BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022 -
The transformer, to a large degree, solved this problem.
— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2020 -
The pole was sheared off and the transformer fell, in contact with the man’s car, the Seattle Fire Department said.
— David Gutman, The Seattle Times, 15 July 2019 -
Keep in Mind The transformer is not included with the low voltage set.
— Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023 -
Police were called at 9:11 p.m. June 9 about a sparking wire and flames near a transformer.
— cleveland, 11 June 2020 -
The transformer caught fire at the dam about 10 a.m., the Bureau of Reclamation said on Twitter.
— Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 -
Again, the name gives it away — sparkles on sparkles, which can be worn solo or as a transformer for matte shades.
— Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 11 July 2018 -
The transformer is not included with the low voltage set.
— Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2022 -
To hit the transformer from hundreds of miles away, the Russians had to know exactly where to strike to do the most damage.
— Marc Santora, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022 -
The tree caused a transformer fire, ripping wires from the home and causing roof and other structural damage to the house.
— Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 2 June 2022 -
Mehr said the project was delayed for a few weeks by the need to move a transformer that was pushed back by the August tropical storm.
— Steven Goode, courant.com, 11 Nov. 2020 -
Police said the top of the transformer had apparently caught fire and the breaker had popped.
— Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 5 June 2021 -
The Press-Telegram says the source of the explosions may have been an electrical transformer.
— Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2019 -
Seconds later, the video shows a transformer explode in a shower of sparks.
— BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021 -
Monjaraz was found about 25 feet west of a telephone pole with a transformer that had black marks on it, police said.
— Sara Coello, Dallas News, 23 June 2019 -
So painting a large transformer with this paint is like putting a Faraday Cage over it, but cheaper.
— James Conca, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 -
The blackout, caused by a transformer fire, hit the theater district and West Side area of Manhattan.
— Cynthia Littleton, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2019 -
The transformer, says O'Reilly, blends those two together.
— Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2023 -
The most recent outage, which ended last month after 43 days, was the result of the plant’s need to replace a transformer.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018 -
The power outage may have been due to a transformer malfunction.
— oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2019 -
Producing and installing a new transformer can take from six to nine months, for instance.
— Alistair MacDonald, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022 -
That was the first face tracker and face transformer that ever existed.
— Eric Johnson, Recode, 27 July 2018 -
The Kia went off the road and into a parking lot, hitting several metal poles and a transformer box.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 12 July 2022 -
The issue boils down to a need for more infrastructure — more power plants, transmission lines, poles and transformers.
— Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Patil said the ship lost power after circuit breakers tripped in a transformer in the engine room because of excessive vibrations in the transformer and its circuitry.
— Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
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