How to Use battery in a Sentence

battery

noun
  • I bought new batteries for the flashlights.
  • The operation was performed by a battery of doctors.
  • The battery pack alone weighs over 2,900 lbs—about the weight of a Honda Civic.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2023
  • O’Neil, who is white, was charged with two counts of battery.
    Bry'onna Mention, Essence, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Our pros were impressed by its mighty sound and 16 hours of battery life.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Instead, there was a small tree with a single string of white lights, a battery pack at the end.
    Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Laptops and tablets can often tell the exact state of the battery.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2023
  • What surprises me is that your 5-year-old battery lived to start the car at all.
    Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • My phone was turned off to preserve battery for our five-day trip.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, the electric plane even had battery power left after the trip.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The company couldn't sell Bolts much of last year due to a recall for battery fires.
    Tom Krisher, ajc, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Amazon says the Paperwhite can get up to 10 weeks of battery life.
    Billy Kwong, PCMAG, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The solar cells could then recharge the battery in about 30 minutes using light.
    Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
  • We were impressed by the battery life here too, as well as a good selection of ports.
    Adam Speight parker Hall, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022
  • John ripped the battery connection out of the car’s engine to quiet its horn.
    Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • The Lighting was designed as a work truck, and can use its battery to power a job site or even your home.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
  • No plugs are required, since the set is battery-powered, which makes installing them a breeze.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2022
  • With up to 45 minutes of run time, the detachable battery pack allows for enough time for a deep clean.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Each tag, which has enough battery power to last an entire season, is about the size of a nickel.
    Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, its non-replaceable battery should last up to three years.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The discs are charged via USB cable and have up to eight hours of battery life while emitting one of seven colors.
    Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Her father had already been in the water for hours and his phone was losing battery.
    Beatrice Dupuy, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • This year, about a quarter of the cars bought in the world’s largest auto market have been battery-powered or plug-in hybrids.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But one major problem lingers: the Pro’s battery life is only 1-2 hours.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In that case, your money would be well-spent on an upgrade for the enhanced battery power.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Brown is wanted for battery and is not in custody at this time, the police statement added.
    Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The suspect was arrested in May 2022 on four counts of battery against employees at the store, Gray said.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Unless, of course, your battery runs out, in which case your bike will revert to a singlespeed and send you back in time by 85 years.
    Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022
  • Voyager 2, which is 12 billion miles away, faces the same battery issues.
    Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
  • There was a report of battery September 9 in the 100 block of South Northwest Highway.
    Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022

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