How to Use electric in a Sentence
- The atmosphere in the room was electric.
- The electrical cord is damaged.
- There's a problem with the building's electrical wiring.
- The pianist gave an electric performance.
- It plugs into any electric socket.
- The device administers a mild electric shock.
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Jaquez could have some electric games off the bench.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Its sauna area fits up to four adults and has an electric sauna heater.
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Adam Williams
april 05,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Use electric blankets or space heaters to keep warm.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Jaxson is just electric, and that’s what fans want to see.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Eggers works from home, and her heat is electric.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lopez was electric in the second half.
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Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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No spoilers, but his bat flip is electric.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Xpeng has the new electric P7 sedan.
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Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The bassist plays both acoustic and electric.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Will this protect my electric bill?
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most comfortable place in our house was our electric car.
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Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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His electric dirt bike is mostly black with purple pegs.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The brake cables are pulled with an electric motor rather than a hand lever.
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Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Their chemistry is electric and gives the film a real charge.
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
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Do not use electric appliances with plugs or cords.
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Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Do not use electric appliances with plugs or cords.
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Staff Reports,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Do not use electric appliances with plugs or cords.
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Staff Reports,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Do not use electric appliances with plugs or cords.
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Staff Reports,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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To read more about the electric two-wheeler, check out the full story here.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors found an electric drink frother in the hand sink.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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And the electric versions don’t offer that to them.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
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Can this recipe be made without an electric mixer?
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Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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China is by far the largest car market in the world and the home of the electric car.
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Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The buzz will be city-wide, vibrant, truly electric.
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Jeffrey Lefrancois,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Yet the switch to electric can still work for those on a budget.
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Naoki Nitta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Apr. 2023
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Both these trims are pretty simple electrics at their core.
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New Atlas,
20 Jan. 2026
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Is this the first-ever off-road electric?
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New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its electric-only range is six miles.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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This electric wipe warmer can hold up to 100 wipes at a time.
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Maya Polton,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2023
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With rear-wheel drive, the electric’s range is 234 miles.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Leave the grilling to the moms this season with this genius electric grill.
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Kylee McGuigan,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Apr. 2022
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The week in culture was nothing short of electric.
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Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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For the candle lovers, this electric lighter is the perfect gift.
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Claire Rutter,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2023
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Some electric-only driving range is a plus.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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How does that fit in this new landscape of supercar hybrids and electrics?
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Elana Scherr,
Car and Driver,
4 Sep. 2023
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Here are our picks for the best electric can openers for 2022.
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Anna Helm Baxter,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Aug. 2022
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Plus, grab knife sets and a nifty electric can opener to streamline your cooking.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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And then there's the sheer scale of work involved in switching buildings from gas to electric.
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Jeff Brady,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2024
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China accounted for two-thirds of global electrics sales last year.
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BostonGlobe.com,
18 Apr. 2023
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The appliance is part of her new kitchen electrics collection.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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And as for hybrids and electrics, there aren't any in the 2027 lineup at all.
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New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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Why did Chevrolet start with a hybrid Corvette and not go to full electric?
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Jamie L. Lareau,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Jan. 2023
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Rent, electric, cell phone, and car insurance just to name a few, leaves me with very little to buy any food.
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Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Its five modes range from full diesel for speed to full electric for cruising in relative silence.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2023
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The story is brief, bizarre, and electric, and almost seems torn from a different book.
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Kristen Roupenian,
The New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2023
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The Pettit is already near or over budget for electric and gas and well over costs of a year ago.
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Lori Nickel,
Journal Sentinel,
27 June 2022
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There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric.
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James Morris,
Forbes,
14 May 2022
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There's a perception that electrics are appliances because many of them are.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2023
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The shop rents bikes for $50 per day for manual styles and $75 for electric.
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Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
22 July 2022
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Plus, some pieces from her first-ever kitchen electrics collection are 37 percent off right now.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
23 June 2026
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Opponents of the switch from gas to electric often cite price as a deterrent.
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Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2024
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The two most common varieties of a smooth-top stove are induction and electric.
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Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
13 Feb. 2023
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One of Lyft’s longer-term goals is for the vehicle fleet to be 100% electric.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
25 Jan. 2024
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Unlike the first generation, the new electric will be sold in all 50 states.
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Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
22 Oct. 2022
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