How to Use high-voltage in a Sentence

high-voltage

adjective
Definition of high-voltagenext
Synonyms for high-voltagenext
  • Her run is the high-voltage gallop of purpose and thrill.
    — Julia Daye, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That means a 160-foot-tall, high-voltage pylon would stand in a farmer’s field about an eighth of a mile from her house.
    — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There was even a new high-voltage wiring system to allow for thinner, lighter wiring to save weight.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Many EVs limit the charging voltage when the battery is cold to protect the high-voltage battery.
    — Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Pops of high-voltage pinks and blues send a shock wave through the relatively muted palette.
    — House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Bill Hatch owns a winery that sits near the path of where PJM suggested one high-voltage line could go, though that route is still under review.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • She’s known for her high-voltage blend of Latin, electronic, afro and pop sounds as well as her powerful vocals.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • However, local wind and solar sources don’t need high-voltage power lines and could reduce the need for these lines in the future.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Back in 2021, James lost his nose, lips, chin, front teeth and left eye after an accident while working as a high-voltage lineman.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The driver said the temperature was neither too hot nor too cold and a high-voltage battery warning lit up.
    — Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, their safe low-voltage wattage provides the same light as high-voltage options but with less risk and using less energy.
    — Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2024
  • Above them, shrouded in smoke, was a high-voltage transmission tower.
    — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, Germany will need to speed the construction of high-voltage grids linking wind farms off the coasts in the north to power-hungry factories and cities further south.
    — William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com, 25 May 2023
  • The company revealed that the high-voltage battery may overheat.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • PHEVs have all these plus electric motors, a high-voltage traction battery, and charging to contend with.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2023
  • To make the plan work, the nation would need thousands of miles of new high-voltage transmission lines — large power lines that would span multiple grid regions.
    — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • Two were electrocuted to death while hiding in a high-voltage transformer.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • The valve, which appears to have been protected by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire, is located within a long grassy field where high-voltage power lines run.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Projects have struggled with securing enough labor and high-voltage equipment, the report says.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2024
  • This included the removal of the body panels, door panels, windows, solar panels, and the high-voltage system.
    — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Deliveries of the Taycan EV declined in the past two quarters due to a shortage of special parts including a high-voltage heater.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • Tesla also sent a technical expert to the scene to help with high-voltage hazards and fire safety assessments.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The engine bay behind the rear axle isn't exactly expansive, and adding a high-voltage battery and electric motors had to be done thoughtfully.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
  • This suggests that a circuit breaker designed to protect the Rivian's high-voltage battery pack tripped.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2023
  • With a snowy London, Christmas lights and holiday music as a backdrop, the show has swirls of comedy woven throughout the high-voltage action.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But Mercedes representatives confirmed that there's no easy way to tap into the van's high-voltage system.
    — Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Drones, equipped with AI and thermal imaging cameras, are used to inspect high-voltage lines and hard-to-reach electrical infrastructures.
    — Neil Sahota, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The blue-violet light lures flying insects in, while the high-voltage electric grid kills them instantly upon contact.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Initial reports indicated that workers at a substation in the 800 block of North Burleson Boulevard came into contact with a high-voltage line, according to a Facebook post.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Offshore windmills would require extensive on-shore support facilities, plus new high-voltage power lines to carry the juice to urban areas.
    — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025

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