Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

fuse

[fyooz] / fjuz /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The device was rendered safe and the fuse and powder sent for testing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

As it steadily gains steam from its spare opening bars, the number has tornado sirens harmonizing while lives flicker and disappear like sparks flying off a firecracker’s fuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"Unfortunately we cannot get a definitive X-ray of the second fuse and therefore it's not safe to move that item," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“We must have used his fuse in one of our canisters. Just cut me a piece off that roll. Better make it good and long. Three hundred feet in the air is pretty high.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




Vocabulary lists containing fuse


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "fuse" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com