How to Use energy in a Sentence

energy

noun
  • The kids are always so full of energy.
  • She puts a lot of energy into her work.
  • They devoted all their energy to the completion of the project.
  • They devoted all their energies to the completion of the project.
  • The newer appliances conserve more energy.
  • But the energy war is a two-way street.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • At the core of this pitch is energy.
    — Emma Graham,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • Fix the part that wastes the most energy first.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The energy will change as the night wanes.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
  • For a child, food is not just energy for the day at hand.
    — Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But the first trimester zapped her energy.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
  • The light, the sound, the scent, the food, the energy in the room.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 31 May 2026
  • Save energy and let the sun take over on laundry day.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Some of this energy does not fall into the black hole.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
  • Grapes Eat a bunch of grapes to boost your energy and your mood.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Sometimes brunch out with friends is all laughs and the energy is just right.
    — Meghan Keane, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • When colleagues are gone, the energy of the team changes.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That took a lot of effort, energy, and skills to get that all in place.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Keep talking so the energy is up.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
  • How much of energy bills is profit?
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And then how much time and energy does that take us away from doing the things that pay the bills?
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 3 May 2026
  • But the change in energy and focus looked the same to George.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a lot of energy in people to try to conserve and help them.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
  • At the same time, his energy kind of kicked us in our asses a little bit.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
  • No one should have to die inside their own home because of energy costs.
    — Elijah Hutchinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • There is a fresh energy to the start of each high school football season.
    — Robert Scheer, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Bats needs those extra stores of energy in the springtime to hunt for food.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
  • The Bowl was empty, but the energy of past shows was still there.
    — Bailey Pennick, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
  • To walk out on stage to introduce films, and feel the energy from the crowd.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
  • There are tears but there’s also a playful energy in the air.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023

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