alternator
Example Sentences
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You don’t replace the whole robot any more than you replace your car when the alternator dies.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 14, 2025
It’s charged off the alternator when driving and via an optional 180W solar panel mounted to the roof.
From The Verge • May 2, 2022
According to Firestone, if it stays on, comes on while driving or the car won’t start, it could mean something is wrong with your battery, alternator or vehicle wiring system.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022
There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018
The Susan Marie had gone dead in the water—the bolt shook loose in her alternator pulley bracket—on the night of September 15.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
