How to Use w in a Sentence

w

noun
  • First, there is a solid legal reason to avoid the W-word.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The first instances of W-rounding were likely in very common and unstressed words, like was.
    Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Any chance Connor Murphy signs w/the Blackhawks?
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Hartford now sits at 1-2-0 (W-D-L) on the season.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • Cleveland evened the ledger on March 3, a 4-point W secured without Mitchell.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • That leisure battery is hooked up to a 650-W rooftop solar charging system to keep things running as long as possible.
    New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The energy of the collision spawns many new particles, including—sometimes—W bosons.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Reverse charging allows the user to juice up other mobile gadgetry while out and about, and 33-W fast-charging is supported when the phone's cells need a boost.
    Paul Ridden may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
  • The ship’s log was kept by a young officer named Nathaniel Hathorne—who would later father that other, more famous Nathaniel Hawthorne (the author added the w).
    Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Mini comes with two 60-mm full-range drivers, and two 55-mm bass radiators that promise 18-W output across all kinds of tones.
    New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • Audio comes from dual 5-W speakers with Dolby Audio support, which is modest on paper but reasonable for a device this size.
    New Atlas, 27 May 2026
  • Consequently, in many varieties of English today, was, wand and ward have rounded vowels, while unrounded vowels can still be heard in their W-less counterparts, has, hand and hard.
    Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • The device is powered by a rather diminutive 4,050-mAh silicon-carbon battery that supports 33-W charging.
    New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
  • An integrated 2,800-W gasoline generator is available optionally and comes complete with an on/off switch in the driver's cab.
    New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Minnesota is the closest W team to Kansas City despite playing more than 400 miles north in Minneapolis.
    Pj Green april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This model also comes with a 250-W mid-drive motor capable of 100 Nm of torque, which should make a full 441-lb load a tad easier to roll with.
    Paul Ridden june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
  • According to Aventon, its own Ultro X motor delivers 110 Nm of torque and a peak of 750 W in standard use.
    Omar Kardoudi march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The 1,200-Ah lithium battery bank is 50% larger than the pack in the ELE trailer and charged via a 400-W solar panel setup.
    New Atlas, 9 June 2026
  • The Inspire comes powered by a single 125-Ah lithium battery wired to a 350-W inverter and 200-W solar panel.
    New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Fiido entered the utility ebike space in 2022 with the T1, a short-tail cargo hauler rocking chunky fat tires and a 750-W hub motor plus the promise of nearly 100 miles on per-charge riding.
    Paul Ridden june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
  • That's charged via a 400-W rooftop solar setup with Bluetooth monitoring and a 20-A DC-to-DC charger connected to the tow vehicle.
    New Atlas, 1 July 2026
  • Northrop Grumman has developed a new gallium nitride (GaN) microwave chip that operates in the W-band spectrum, a high-frequency range used for advanced radar, satellite communications, and emerging wireless networks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
  • Other electrical hardware includes a 3,600-W inverter, EcoFlow power hub with solar controller and tablet-size energy management system with touchscreen interface.
    C.c. Weiss may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
  • Bus shuttles are replacing W line service between the Auraria West Station and Union Station and will include the 10th-Osage Station to accommodate transfers.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The fully electric Lightning, on the other hand, features a 500-Ah battery bank, 2,000-W inverter, 360 watts of solar charging and a dual-burner induction cooktop.
    New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Typical residential solar panels weigh around 18 to 23 kg (40 to 50 lb) each and generate roughly 350 to 450 W of power under ideal conditions.
    New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • Built for laptops, cameras, handhelds and more The unit packs a 25,000-mAh battery and supports up to 170 W total output, with single-port charging reaching as high as 100 W for power-hungry hardware like laptops.
    New Atlas, 21 May 2026
  • Eastern North Pacific Basin – From the Equator northward, east of 140°W longitude, including western coastal areas of Mexico, and Central and South America.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Two minutes later, there was a report of severe damage in the area of County Roads 600 W and 900 N, with a request for a full response from Lowell, Morocco and Lake Village Township fire departments.
    Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Fuel cells today achieve power densities of around 2,900 W/kg, with targets of 4,500 W/kg by 2030 – compared to roughly 380–400 W/kg for the best lithium batteries currently available.
    Omar Kardoudi may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2026

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