dead battery

noun

: a battery that has no more electricity

Examples of dead battery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But these included dead batteries extending a mission from around seven to 27 hours, and the sub itself being damaged on recovery. Mark Harris, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024 As Tesla proved, giving your customers confidence that they won't be stranded on a long drive with a dead battery really helps sell EVs, and GM's sometimes-shifting target currently stands at deploying 2,850 chargers. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 Enjoy music from noon until midnight without worrying about a dead battery. Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2024 Crews help drivers who have mechanical problems, flat tires, vehicles that are out of gas, and those with overheated engines and dead batteries. Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 22 July 2024 Investigators are also exploring the possibility the gunman may have used two phones, after agents recovered a cellphone in Crooks’s house with a dead battery, according to the people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe details of an ongoing investigation. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 The smoke detector, with its dead batteries chirping at me every few minutes, was unwanted company. Jovita Trujillo, refinery29.com, 13 May 2024 When even your boarding pass is on your phone, a dead battery can ruin your day. Adrienne So, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2018 Some Tesla owners were stranded Monday in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, with dead batteries and not enough working charging stations. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024

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“Dead battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20battery. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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