How to Use plug into in a Sentence

plug into

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  • The ship plugs into the grid to top up while docked at Birkenhead.
    — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Those are just buzzwords to soothe the alumni who aren’t plugged into the new paradigm.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That charger still plugged into the bedside table at that hotel.
    — Drew Holmgreen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For some drivers, that means pulling into a garage and plugging into a standard outlet for a few hours.
    — Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • These detectors are handheld, and some models even plug into your car charger.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The feedback will be plugged into a tracking system and followed up on based on how severe the issue is.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But so far, most data centers with plans in Oklahoma are opting to plug into the grid.
    — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Put reflectors or cones in front of the car and keep an extra charger that plugs into the vehicle so your phone stays alive.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Points Path, for one, plugs into Google Flights to help travelers compare prices.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • To be on the safe side, unplug large electronic devices and other devices that are not plugged into a surge protector.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also called balcony solar, such systems usually comprise two to four solar panels that are plugged into wall outlets.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Serverfarm, the company building the data center, plans to get its power from the plant instead of plugging into the electric grid.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • ServiceNow is a system of record that AI agents have to plug into, which strengthens it rather than replacing it.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Several other metro areas not plugged into the AI boom are also seeing sales and price growth for luxury homes.
    — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But if those components are not properly wired together, calibrated and plugged into the same power source, the system cannot sing.
    — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But the idea that shaped so much of retail strategy over the past decade—that small businesses needed to plug into big platforms just to stay relevant—is worth rethinking.
    — Andrew Stern, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even though they’re more plugged into decades of fashion history than any generation before them, scrolling through it every day on their own feeds, great style seems harder to access.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • These units ought to be expanded and plugged into the nation’s mainstream intelligence work, right up to the president’s daily briefing.
    — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026
  • The company's Anthem plant is plugged into the Central Arizona Project canal via a nine-mile pipeline.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This can occur when the correct charger is plugged into an outlet with the wrong voltage, when the incorrect charger is used, or when the charger itself has malfunctioned.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Households today have a growing number of chargers plugged into outlets—for phones, laptops, security cameras, and more.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
  • Jordan said the ballot tabulators were using power from batteries built into the machine, rather than being plugged into a socket.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
  • When plugged into a vehicle’s diagnostic port, the tablet operates as an autonomous network node.
    — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Choosing a common standard means aircraft from multiple manufacturers can plug into the same charging network.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • Avoid using equipment such as computers, laptops, gaming systems or other appliances that are plugged into an electrical outlet.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Clean Coils, Drip Pans, and Knobs For easier cleaning, most electric coils simply plug into the stovetop.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Because the bikes can plug into a standard 10-amp socket, Lovstrom said, stations can be built around relatively small solar and battery systems.
    — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Mass-market EVs at a profit, a charging network others now plug into, grid-scale storage, and, next door at SpaceX, reusable rockets.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Presley is also plugged into his local community, having joined Crawford at numerous events at hospitals and cancer centers.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • Both floors also include integrated lighting, and the electrical panel plugs into the vehicle's 12-V power port.
    — New Atlas, 15 July 2026

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