How to Use wiring in a Sentence

wiring

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  • All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.
  • He fixed the radio's wiring.
  • The two items that need a close look are the wiring and the fuel feed.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The wiring had been messed up and my lights had stopped working.
    — Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Take a look at how the wiring to the headlight is routed.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Or they were caught in house fires sparked by faulty wiring or use of a space heater.
    — Freep.com, 4 June 2023
  • In the trunk, among the road flares and radio wiring harness, sits a fresh full-size spare.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The walls and ceilings could be full of toxins, and ancient wiring can be finicky.
    — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The truck will need maintenance such as a wheel seal and wiring of lighting.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
  • But these buildings are 80 years old, with the World War II-era wiring and plumbing to show for it.
    — Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Electrical wiring and the like are encased in a tube that runs at the center of the ceiling like a vein.
    — Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Some had been left vacant and rotting, with faulty wiring and leaky roofs.
    — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The best wire strippers can also cut wires and cables, crimp wiring, and cut screws.
    — Bobbi Dempsey, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The same goes for thrusters, wiring, cameras, and solar arrays.
    — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Ripped wiring and lighting hang from the ceiling like bare branches of dead trees.
    — David Phinney, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Dealers will install sheathing over the wiring, free of charge.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The heat wiring sits above and below the foot, keeping your toes and forefoot warm with three heat settings.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 23 Dec. 2022
  • There was some damage to the Jeep, including cut GPS wiring.
    — cleveland, 23 June 2022
  • Find somewhere in the cool indoors to keep the wiring and performance of the electronics in check.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 July 2024
  • Dealers will install sheathing over the wiring, free of charge.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
  • Faulty wiring on a hot tub in 2015 ignited a fire that burned for longer than a month in Lake County.
    — Calmatters, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024
  • In 2011 my team published a study exploring the sensory wiring of the nipples to the brain.
    — Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Most of the wiring had been cut, with some copper exposed and other wiring missing.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For Ahold, the solution was to dig trenches and install new wiring, said Mr. Kosla.
    — Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Stuffed in a large duffel bag was a blow-up doll in black clothing, rigged with wiring so that it could be made to sit or stand.
    — Longreads, 5 May 2022
  • But the wiring costs are high and require a huge investment in labor and equipment.
    — Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Once the war was over, wiring became available again, leading to the advent of strapless bras.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • In cars with faulty Hall effect sensor wiring, the airbag may not trigger during a crash.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
  • The Sportages were recalled in 2016 due to corrosion in a wiring harness near the engine control unit.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Ceramic discs and ancillary systems, including the full wiring loom and traction-control system, are taken from a donor 992.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024

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