plug

Example Sentences

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The batteries sold by EcoFlow and Anker Solix typically have outlets of their own, so you can use them to charge phones and even plug in refrigerators and other appliances and medical devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In a two-run game, Roberts pulled the plug before Lauer could face right-handed No. 3 hitter Gabriel Moreno for a third time, even though Lauer had set him down twice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Blanche finally pulled the plug on Tuesday, telling House lawmakers: "We're not moving forward with the fund."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Once each 300-metre-long disposal tunnel is filled, it will be sealed with a steel-reinforced concrete plug.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s a horrible trick, the sense that her value is being sucked down the drain, like when the plug is pulled from the tub and the dirty water goes down.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti