How to Use the wire in a Sentence

the wire

noun
  • The game went down to the wire.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • They can’t be sniffed over the wire.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And all three came down to the wire.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Czechs took them to the wire.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • All five of our games have been close, come down to the wire.
    — Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Add it all up, and this one should come down to the wire.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Here are seven that could come down to the wire.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Knowing who the killer would be came down to the wire.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The race, which went down to the wire, was edged out by King.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
  • Dogs can still get past the wire or someone can leave the gate open.
    — Kimberly Chin, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Cross the wire over the breasts, then around again to secure the wings.
    — Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
  • The Mariners were down to the wire against the Tigers.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That game came down to the wire yesterday.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
  • No more hoping the wire transfer went through.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Thread one end through the basket and twist the wire back on itself.
    — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • The dismissal of the wire fraud count could have scuttled that case.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The dismissal of the wire fraud count could have scuttled that case.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Set the wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet to catch the dripping fat.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Still, every matchup between these teams tends to go down to the wire.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Next, weave the wire through the tops of each bauble to string them together.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • If two horses hit the wire at the exact same time it’s called a dead heat.
    — Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Shake off any excess, then place the strips at least 1 inch apart on the wire rack.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Cut four or five then place them on the wire rack (see next item), wipe the knife, and cut a few more.
    — Jacalyn Carfagno, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • People are going to hit the wire at the same exact time.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe the wire wings covered in blue gauze strapped to my back could lift me into the air.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • The video shows the Amazon drone shearing the wire line.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
  • This is probably your last chance to grab Tuten off the wire.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a team that took Baltimore to the wire last week.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Pass the ends of the wire under the thighs and cross over the leg joints; twist to secure.
    — Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
  • Fold the tape down on itself so that the wire is sandwiched inside.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024

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