How to Use power station in a Sentence

power station

noun
Definition of power stationnext
  • Daphne had felt for years that the power station made no sense.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • There are a number of power stations that are old and could be closed.
    — The Economist, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The two had a fight to the death at a power station, where both died in an apocalyptic blast.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The Israeli army destroyed Gaza’s main power station in the 2006 war.
    — Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2020
  • His late father used to work swing shifts at a power station.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The Ukrainians also charged that the Kremlin’s forces fired on a town across the Dnieper River from the power station.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Spokesman Yahya Saree said the Israeli raids struck the port, a power station and a fuel tank.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • Airstrikes also hit a power station and grain silos, the group said.
    — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • This is the Drax power station in England, a site of pollution and protests.
    — Angela Chen, The Verge, 20 May 2018
  • Ratepayers of the local utility are footing the bill for the power station on the site.
    — Joe Barrett, WSJ, 25 May 2022
  • The Eggborough power station is just one of 14 coal plants the United Kingdom has laid to rest over the past decade.
    — Daniel Wolfe, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • When a local lawmaker led a hunger strike to protest the power station, he was jailed for six months.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Several of the Grad volleys were aimed at the power station, leading to blackouts in the area.
    — The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Think of it as a green campsite power station for entrepreneurs who can’t stay off their screens—even when in the great outdoors.
    — Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2021
  • After all, a single pulse isn’t a power station – the process has to be repeated again and again.
    — Don Lincoln, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The wind may not blow, or the sun may not shine, but—short of a blockade or strike—a coal or gas power station will always have something to burn.
    — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Each power station will be around the size of two soccer pitches, and will be able to power a million homes.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The problem would start as soon as power stations run out of coal or diesel or natural gas and there's no one there to feed them.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2018
  • Housed in a former East Berlin power station, Berghain may be the world’s most hallowed techno club.
    — National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2019
  • For the first time, Muscat’s new power station was required to power the whole country.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Was the North Carolina power station attack linked to a drag show?
    — USA Today, 5 Dec. 2022
  • During the attack, the ship was posted close to the power station for the naval base, and fired upon enemy planes to protect it.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The couple have set up a little power station on their porch so neighbors can charge their phones and other items.
    — Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In some regions, people may prefer less of those—and more of the compact central power stations that TVA knows how to build.
    — Robert Kunzig, The Atlantic, 25 July 2023
  • Then a parking lot next to the power station was flooded, and soon water started pouring through a gap in the concrete.
    — Jan M. Olsen, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The power station is connected to around 20 homes in the village, serving more than 50 people.
    — Emma Reynolds, CNN, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The floating power station, called the Akademik Lomonosov, has been under construction since 2009.
    — Rachel Becker, The Verge, 2 May 2018
  • Satellite imagery from after the attack shows gaping holes in the roofs of both towers, a crater in the concrete of the dam next to the head-gates, and a fire in one of the power station buildings.
    — New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • As water levels recede the damage to power stations has come to light, some littered with debris.
    — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • So giddy up and prepare to treat yourself to some new smart speakers, cameras, power stations, robovacs, and more.
    — Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'power station.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: