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Examples of telegraph in a Sentence
I sent the message by telegraph.
Recent Examples of telegraph from the Web
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The insulator has been used for more than 150 years, first with the invention of the telegraph and then with the development of the telephone and electrical industries.
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The insulator has been used for more than 150 years, first with the invention of the telegraph and then with the development of the telephone and electrical industries.
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Some 4,000 to 5,000 pairs of storks nest in Romania in the warmer months, building their nests on telegraph poles.
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In several towns, nearly all telegraph and telephone wires were down, and severe damage had been done to chimneys and trees, many of which had blown down.
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The blizzard, which began in the Rocky Mountain region near Utah, isolated Boston from the rest of the region, cutting off telegraph wire lines and blocking New England railways, according to the Globe archives.
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Electromagnetism, the driving force behind many inventions from the telegraph to the motor, would forever alter the way people lived and worked.
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Edison presented the prototype of the phonograph for inspection by the editors, and Samuel Morse, father of the telegraph, and Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, were frequent visitors to the offices in downtown New York City.
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Washing lines are strung across the room like telegraph wires — wet clothes would likely freeze in the minus-5 temperatures outside — and the interior is all peeling wallpaper, mildew stains and a rusty mirror in the bathroom.
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Origin and Etymology of telegraph
First Known Use: 1793
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of telegraph
Examples of telegraph in a Sentence
He telegraphed a message to her.
Please telegraph when you get there.
Please telegraph me when you get there.
The look on her face telegraphed bad news.
He lost the boxing match because he was telegraphing his punches.
Recent Examples of telegraph from the Web
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Never mind that candidate Trump chastised Barack Obama for telegraphing U.S. military moves to the enemy by announcing plans in advance.
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His frustration over not being named chief executive was well-telegraphed, not least by his surprise decision to take a job in the Trump administration.
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This is one of the few moves that Trump has been telegraphing for months.
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Of course, that entire encounter, which was actually pretty well-telegraphed by William's morphing-into-Mulder shtick, followed an inordinate amount of collateral damage involving peripheral players.
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The president’s tough-guy approach has recently been telegraphed in other ways — even, some have suggested, in the accusation that the Kremlin poisoned a former Russian double agent in Britain.
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Using such a weaponized Russian nerve agent to kill a Russian traitor is clearly telegraphing guilt.
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Behind performer Keala Settle stood dignified-looking singers clearly meant to telegraph inclusivity: a woman in a headscarf, a kid with pink hair, and so on.
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And no, that didn't mean focusing on the monolithic narratives of poverty and stagnation in the continent, commonly telegraphed in the media through dirty and tattered clothing.
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First Known Use of telegraph
1806
TELEGRAPH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of telegraph for English Language Learners
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: an old-fashioned system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals
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: a device used for sending or receiving messages by telegraph
telegraph
Definition of telegraph for English Language Learners
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: to send (a message) by telegraph
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: to send a telegram to (someone)
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: to make (something that you are about to do or say) obvious or apparent by the way you move, look, etc.
TELEGRAPH Defined for Kids
Definition of telegraph for Students
Definition of telegraph for Students
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