How to Use watt in a Sentence

watt

noun
  • The worst thing to do is rush out and replace equipment just to save a few watts.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Jan. 1994
  • The human brain runs on 20 watts of power.
    — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • These glass valves sucked up power by the hundreds of watts each and pumped out a lot of waste heat.
    — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
  • It was made of iron and wood and adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The joule is the watt-second, in contrast to the watt-hour or kilowatt-hour.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • But those devices only put out 100 watts or less.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But those devices only put out 100 watts or less.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Always base the size of your heater on your space, aiming for 10 watts per square foot.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The total system required just over half a watt of power to stay aloft.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
  • Its 900 watts of power are greater than most pizzelle makers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The old type of hot air hand dryer was at least 3,000 watts and takes a long time.
    — Lauren Goode, Wired, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Note that a load of less than 30 watts won’t register on the display.
    — Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The human brain uses just 20 watts—less than a dim lightbulb.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Most boombox speakers range from 10 to 80 watts.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • An electric bike has two or three wheels and has a motor of under 750 watts.
    — Stephanie Pearson, Wired News, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The screen readout is bright and easy to see at-a-glance, displaying speed, watts, and battery life.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Lithium batteries with 100 watt hours or less are okay.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
  • If the energy is measured in joules and time in seconds, then the power would be in units of watts.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 4 May 2024
  • The craft is down to about 230 watts now, the power of two 100-watt bulbs.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, its peak output was 5,000 watts.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Its 55 air watts of suction is far less than most cordless models, but is more than enough for hard floors.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
  • The deck houses dual 2-inch, 5-watt speakers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Our metabolic rate as an animal is one hundred watts.
    — Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That will reduce global prices 35 percent, to 24 cents a watt by yearend.
    — Chris Martin, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2018
  • For heavier use, look for a microwave with at least 1,000 watts of power.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2023
  • There’s also the 300-watt pack that’s still strong enough to charge and run most of your electronics.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The motor output cannot exceed 750 watts.
    — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The new chip aims to lower token costs by improving the performance per watt.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • The devices provide up to 800 watts, enough to charge a laptop or power a small fridge.
    — Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
  • The 200 watt speaker has dynamic lights that sync with the music.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

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