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
  • Nowak, the young foreman of few words, oversees all the wiring.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • One of the main reasons is that the underground wiring is faulty and not buried in conduit.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The walls of my house conceal miles of uninspected wiring.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The amp’s covers open up to show wiring, tubes, the speaker and motherboard.
    — David Hochman, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Same with the wiring for my desk—everything has its place, even in my drawer.
    — Te-Ping Chen, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Not all of us have the time to master electrical wiring or the budget to hire a Taskrabbit.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Bears that den beneath homes and businesses can dislodge insulation and wiring, some of which keeps the pipes from freezing.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • This wiring diagram, or connectome, could help experts understand how human minds process thoughts, make decisions, and store memories.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024

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