How to Use electricity in a Sentence

electricity

noun
Definition of electricitynext
  • You could feel the electricity in the room.
  • The electricity went off during the storm.
  • The street was blocked off and electricity in the area was turned off.
    — Kcal-News Staff, CBS News, 11 July 2023
  • Nigeria, which supplies up to 90% of the electricity in Niger, has cut off some of the supply.
    — Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The process uses a tremendous amount of electricity that’s about 40% of the cost, Sartor said.
    — Isabella O'Malley, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In Austin, electricity crews had to deal with icy roads and frozen equipment.
    — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Solar power was the fastest-growing source of electricity for the 19th year in a row.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
  • The 19 dune shacks of Cape Cod are sparse: Most of them don’t have running water or electricity, but that’s part of their draw.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There are bathrooms at the campground and each of the 10 RV sites include water and 30 amps of electricity.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And, for the first time, the harbor will install water and electricity meters on all the slips and charge renters for those services.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Prices of food, cooking oil, and electricity have pushed up the index.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2023
  • At dusk, in the years before electricity arrived, the gentle glow of oil lamps enhanced the night.
    — Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • Pipes move the methane into one of two engines on the farm that burns it to create heat and electricity.
    — Rachael Moeller Gorman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The plant is known for its affinity to LED lights, which use less electricity.
    — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Montana plant would produce up to 175 megawatts of electricity.
    — Matthew Brown, ajc, 9 June 2023
  • For people who want lower bills: Trump promises to cut the price of electricity in half.
    — Justin Green, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Campers can pitch their tent at one of the sites or reserve one of the campground’s many RV sites, which have sewer, water, electricity, and up to 50 amp plug-ins.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This provides a constant flow of electricity even when your car is off.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Some can regulate the flow of electricity and data to your phone – and others can’t.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
  • After all, solar and onshore wind farms are already the cheapest source of electricity for most of the world.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 June 2024
  • That beautiful electricity that requires the right actor at the right time in their life.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But the lack of electricity is one of their most serious challenges.
    — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The elements with more power are good for cooking large amounts of food quicker, but these use the most amount of electricity.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Other costs have jumped as well, such as rent and electricity, and the price of your coffee needs to be able to help cover those expenses.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Better yet, it’s made of old tires, and can even generate small amounts of electricity.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This island doesn’t have a bar, let alone trails, potable water, electricity or structures of any sort.
    — Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The area will have to be prepared for water drains, septic tanks, electricity, plumbing, and gas.
    — House Beautiful, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The river had been diverted to run the giant turbines to provide electricity to Siskiyou County and parts of southern Oregon for the first time in the early 20th century.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The tech giant helmed by Mark Zuckerberg was in the process of hammering out a deal with the operator of a nuclear power plant that would have provided electricity for a new data center.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024

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