How to Use cord in a Sentence

cord

1 of 2 noun

• They used cords to tie the tent to the trees.
• She wore the key on a cord around her neck.
• Take the east cord, fold it to the left, and lay it on top of the south cord.
  — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
• The cord is quite long and gives us plenty of room to work.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
• Or use yellow, red and blue for lights and green for the cord.
  — Alana Allred, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• Plus, the 23-foot-long cord gives you space to maneuver around the house.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
• The girl rose and began running with the headphones on, but the cord jerked her back.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• Or loosen the adjustable cord, and slip them on as chic anklets.
  — Sarah Maberry, seventeen.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Kaiser runs over and removes the cord from her daughter’s neck.
  — Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2023
• Jumping over cords or being chained to the outlets is no way to clean the house.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• Michael Vesek in the face before wrapping a phone cord around Vesek’s neck.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
• Passing the Pride month vibe check also extends to the aux cord.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 11 Apr. 2023
• The Black+Decker 7-in-1 Steam Mop comes equipped with a 20-foot cord, one of the longest cords of all the products featured in this list.
  — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2023
• Check the white label on the bottom or tag on the power cord to find the model number.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
• Once charged, the battery lasts up to 14 hours, but the headphones can also be used with a cord should the battery die.
  — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
• Just create a play space as far as the headset's 14.7-foot cord will reach and get racing.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2023
• The cylinder was attached to a cord that presumably dangled out of the mouth.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
• While the zipper goes all the way up to create a chin guard, there's no velcro or cord to secure the hood.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• Then, with a large needle, thread through a six-inch piece of black jute, yarn or thin cotton cord.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• This mulcher also comes with an elastic cord to hold leaf bags in place.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
• The pillow comes with a cord at the top that can be secured in place by looping over your seat’s headrest.
  — Lauren Burvill, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2023
• For years, live sports has been the thing that has kept fans from fully cutting cable cords.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
• This table lamp is also easy to move around, thanks to its 3.25-pound weight and long power cord.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• Watching his dad crush drives, nestle in wedges and sink curling putts struck a cord.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
• Instead of a cord connecting directly to the iron, the iron sits on a plug-in charging base.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2023
• Each cord measures 5 feet long, so there’s plenty of slack to reach the nearest outlet.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
• The power cord is ten feet long, giving you plenty of room to reach the nearest outlet.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• What Could Be Better The adjustable arm for the cord holder was weak and broke easily.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
• The look of your belly button is not related to the location of the clamp or where your doctor cut the cord.
  — Sarah Leupen, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
• Police said the cord was so tight that the boy was restricted entirely and had red marks on his arms.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023

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cord

2 of 2 verb

• It’s corded, and its blade is to the right of its body.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
• Keep space heater cords away from areas that can cause a person to trip.
  — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Most alarm clocks are still corded and powered by a wall plug.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023
• Where to Buy: The dome lace corded applique dress is now available at JonathanSimkhai.com for $1,695.
  — Sam Reed, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2017
• Arceo was not at home at the time, and returned to find his wife lying in a pool of blood, and his daughter cording to court records.
  — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2018
• Can lightning travel through a faucet or corded phone line?
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• Non-Ombré: Wynn Neon corded rug, $25 at urbanoutfitters.com.
  — Katy Schneider, The Cut, 15 Apr. 2018
• Out of the top-scoring leaf blowers overall, three were cordless and one was corded.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
• The frame is shock corded and color coded for easy setup and no tools are required.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
• With chic wave-like cutouts and lacey cording details, the Free Spirit is the most stylish, but the outsole material can feel a little slick on floors.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2019
• Pros: The fit was good and the product is well made, with an interior flap under the zipper, corded edging, and finished seams.
  — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2010
• Many of the best pool cleaners are corded, but this Aiper model separates itself from the pack with a wireless, compact style.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• Is that reporter seriously standing out there in the flooded street with a corded mic.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2017
• Power source Most commonly, bug zappers are corded and need to be plugged into an outlet to work.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
• Makita’s power tool is a stout, left-blade corded circular saw.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
• The best hedge trimmers for budget-conscious shoppers is the Greenworks corded electric hedge trimmer.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
• The landline telephone — curly corded, cord-free, rotary or with chunky plastic buttons — used to be a fixture of American homes.
  — Tracey Lien, latimes.com, 7 June 2018
• That means a minimal number of poles, preferably shock-corded for fast assembly, and tent clips that snap onto the pole system without a wrestling match.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 15 Apr. 2020
• Rotary tools are available in both corded electric and cordless versions.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
• The delicate Venetian wool coat dress boasts dramatic shoulders and features hand appliqué corded lace spreading up from the hem and cuff.
  — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2017
• Electric corded pole saws are the lightest non-manual pole saws because they are not weighed down by batteries or fuel tanks.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
• Fearn’s office, empty, shows on a screen, forest-tall metal bookshelves bungee-corded together in the background.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 29 July 2019
• Which means the royal watchers were keeping an eye out for the first signs of a baby bump under her cornflower-blue, corded lace dress from Temperley London.
  — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017
• Advertisers for years have been interested in promoting their brands to cord cutters and younger audiences on Netflix, which in the past had been averse to ads.
  — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• This corded jigsaw from Black+Decker features a five-amp variable speed motor and an adjustable shoe that’s great for making perfect bevel cuts at an angle of up to 45 degrees.
  — Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2020
• Multiple length attachments, an adjustable blade, the ability to use it corded or cordless, 90 minutes of battery power, the list goes on.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• Unfortunately the miter saw is the only Dewalt tool capable of going corded, for now.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2018
• Gas powered leaf vacuums tend to be the loudest, with cordless and corded electric models running much more quietly.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• Jabra's Move headphones work wirelessly or corded with the included 3.5mm headphone cable.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 15 July 2019
• Others have corded designs, in which case the water reservoir is usually separate from the handheld flosser.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024