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Examples of live wire in a Sentence
She's a real live wire.
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition to electricity outages, downed lines cause wildfires when live wires come in contact with vegetation.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Officials elsewhere warned that the water could contain live wires, sewage, sharp objects and other debris.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
He was rushed to a regional burn unit after accidentally touching a live wire while holding a ground wire in his left hand, NYU Langone said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
Eastbound and westbound Interstate 96 is closed between Milford and Wixom roads due to a live wire downed across all lanes of the freeway Friday morning.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near live wire
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20wire. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
live wire
noun
: an alert, active, or forceful person
live-wire
adjective
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