Used in a Sentence

wire

How to use wire in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for wire.

Editorial note

A 100 foot cord of cheap 16 gauge wire can still supply almost 900 watts before the voltage drops below 100v.

Examples11
Definitions9
Parts of speech2

Quick take

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wire gathered in one view.

noun

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

noun

a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

noun

the finishing line on a racetrack

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wire.

noun

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

noun

a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

noun

the finishing line on a racetrack

noun

a message transmitted by telegraph

verb

provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house"

verb

fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support"

verb

string on a wire; "wire beads"

verb

equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"

Example sentences

1

A 100 foot cord of cheap 16 gauge wire can still supply almost 900 watts before the voltage drops below 100v.

2

He did apparently cooperate and wear a wire.

3

By the way, the Retina image on the blog post was 46kb over the wire which is bigger than all the JS in his app.

4

You need a solid design and framework, but you also have to make sure every wire runs in the right place.

5

Heymann indicted Aaron on 13 counts of wire fraud, computer intrusion and reckless damage.

6

Folks should get together and build a really good processor of bytes coming over the wire that's delivered in a particular format to be rendered on the screen.

7

Some of the best corp dev guys I know have the worst grammar and email manners and to focus on that as a weakness is ridiculous...as long as they can approve a wire transfer, who cares?

8

The mismatched gradients on the new icons are beautiful to them, the wire frame and confusing UI elements are revolutionary, and fragmentation is simply just creating fertile ground for change.

9

I know it would be painful, and the local politics certifiably insane, but if Google wanted draw attention to the dysfunctional monopoly of the cable industry, there would be no better place to wire than Philly.

10

It doesn't look like the API exposes any details about vtables, meaning you'd have to do it magically behind the scenes, which seems expensive?It looks like the authors may have been trying to maintain the concept of "optional fields" from Protobufs, where if you don't set an optional field, it takes zero bytes on the wire.

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Not only do they freeze assets, and add on ridiculous charges like 15 counts of wire fraud because the document in question contained 15 pages, they also use effective PR campaigns - bringing out the defendant in handcuffs, staging press conferences where they go into detail on the alleged crime before the trial has even begun in order to taint the jury pool.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wire in a sentence?

A 100 foot cord of cheap 16 gauge wire can still supply almost 900 watts before the voltage drops below 100v.

What does wire mean?

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

What part of speech is wire?

wire is commonly used as noun, verb.