How to Use energy in a Sentence

energy

noun
  • The kids are always so full of energy.
  • She puts a lot of energy into her work.
  • They devoted all their energy to the completion of the project.
  • They devoted all their energies to the completion of the project.
  • The newer appliances conserve more energy.
  • At the same time, his energy kind of kicked us in our asses a little bit.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The move also took a bite out of the British energy giant’s oil and gas reserves.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • One kilowatt-hour is the energy used by leaving a 40-watt bulb on for 24 hours.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • There are tears but there’s also a playful energy in the air.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the frenetic energy of each episode, the plot barely seemed to move for the first half of the season.
    Time, 19 June 2023
  • The high-octane energy of the entire room had the location on Broome Street buzzing.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • My boss is terrible at his job and wastes the time and energy of the 100 people below him.
    Roxane Gay, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The ancient eastern faults have also stored up a lot of energy over time.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Still, taking food and energy out of the mix left core inflation at 4.8% in June – well above the Fed's 2% target.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • And as part of that, a lot of our energy right now for the first two-thirds of 2024 is just around getting Max launched, re-platformed and out to consumers around the world.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • On the weekends, things get lively when live music brings a buzzy energy to the historic space.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Feng shui principles echo the idea of disruption since your energy flow is bounced back to you.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • Apart from the screen, one of the biggest drains on battery life is the energy your phone wastes trying to find and connect to Wi-Fi or data networks.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Iowa reached a milestone last week, with the state recording 64% of Iowa's energy production coming from wind — a new record for the state and a record among states for the country.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 26 July 2023
  • The energy was palpable, and Timberlake went out with a bang.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Much of that progress reflects the fading of spikes in food and energy prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine last spring.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 July 2023
  • Much of that progress reflects the fading of spikes in food and energy prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • The hurricane converts the energy in the ocean into low pressure that generates all the wind.
    Tom Hanson, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Ramsey had felt the magic and energy of Trump’s early rise as a candidate in 2015.
    Sarah Ellison and Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Even water supplies are reliant on energy from the sun to function.
    Chao Deng, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Shell’s spending on low-carbon energy may also slow in the coming years.
    Laura Hurst, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024
  • By the second check-in point, however, his legs were cramping and his energy flagging.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The high energy from the runners flows from Bedford Avenue to the streets surrounding– all to which are no outlier to block parties year round.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This charming kid's room designed by Leanne Ford, which gets a pop of playful energy with help from a floral mural.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 26 July 2023
  • The other buildings, even those with solar panels, need to draw energy from the country’s broader grid.
    Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023

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