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
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Lashly reportedly stood in the truck bed while attempting to cut the wire, which led to a pole breaking and live wires to striking him.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
And upon her return, Dana is a live wire.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
Place is a live wire 6 minutes before kickoff.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
And upon her return, Dana is a live wire.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
Place is a live wire 6 minutes before kickoff.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20wire. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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