How to Use outage in a Sentence

outage

noun

• The outage came at a bad time for both the FAA and Buttigieg.
  — David Koenig, ajc, 12 Jan. 2023
• Most of the outages occurred in the eastern and northern parts of the county.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• At the peak of the outages, about 4,000 customers lost power.
  — Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024
• Of the total, 1,850 outages were in Monroe as of that hour.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
• That plus my wet hair and uniform and the power outage broke me all the way down.
  — Brittney Griner, TIME, 3 May 2024
• And, if there is a power outage, the settings on the slow cooker will clear.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• The outage affected users in the U.S. as well as parts of Europe.
  — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
• Martinez broke out of his power outage with homers in the first two games of the series.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
• The very first night a strong storm breaks out, sparking a power outage.
  — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 12 May 2022
• Worse still, there was no prediction as to how long the outage would last.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
• In the first 20 hours of the outage, at least four people die at hospitals, a source tells CNN.
  — CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
• Here’s a look at the factors driving outages on the island.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
• There were 2,364 customers without power at the height of the outage, the website said.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2023
• The largest share of those outages — 23 percent — were in Everett, according to the map.
  — Beth Treffeisen, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• The outage began spiking around 2 p.m., the service shows.
  — The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
• The outage impacted more than 100 trains in Spain, Sanchez said.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
• More:How long is food good in the fridge and freezer after a power outage?
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 June 2022
• This week's outage couldn’t have been more ill-timed for Greg Watts, whose wife gave birth to a baby boy last week.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022
• Hot weather has not caused rolling outages in Texas since 2006.
  — Paul J. Weber, ajc, 27 June 2023
• Check in here for fresh updates on the outage and its aftermath.
  — WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• There could also be power outages and tree damage due to the ice storm.
  — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
• Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2023
• For many in the region, power outages were the biggest problem.
  — Meagan Campbell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• The cold weather caused some power outages around the Scott County area.
  — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
• Ozzy was in fine form, though the concerts were delayed three hours by a power outage.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
• The cell backup battery has a long life and holds all settings, in case of a power outage.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
• Goldman Sachs analysts said that the Nord Stream outage would cause prices to surge again.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
• Most of the areas have dealt with power outages for seven or more days since Helene hit the area.
  — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
• Employees were aware of the power outage at Freud three days before the June storm.
  — Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2022
• The Portuguese National Cybersecurity Center in a statement said there was no sign the outage was due to a cyber attack.
  — Renata Brito and Barry Hatton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025