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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Publicly, the White House has stopped short of pointing fingers at the Kremlin for the Viasat outage.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2022
• The manufacturer claims that the freezer can keep foods frozen for up to two days in the event of a power outage.
  — Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
• The basin sits on a dock, the stainless steel bowl snaps on top of the basin for easy cleaning and refilling, and the basin holds 130 milliliters in the bowl at all times in case of power outage.
  — Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
• The outage occurred when a transformer at a nearby substation caught fire overnight.
  — Jade Walker, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025