wattage

Example Sentences

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Not surprisingly, Stoltz’s interest—and especially those wild wattage numbers—has piqued the curiosity of cycling bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Roberts won a lead actress Oscar in 2001 for playing a crusading real-life legal clerk in “Erin Brockovich,” a role that perfectly combined her acting strengths and star wattage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

"We reduced the wattage to make it more efficient, changed the positions, put lighting in layers to highlight columns, railings and murals."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Yet, with some of the National Football League’s most famous names, it carried a certain celebrity wattage.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

It takes three more attempts, but I manage to open my eyes and keep them open, even if the bedroom light feels like it has the same wattage as the sun.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan