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.
  • Your energy may be asking for rest as the moon squares off with Saturn.
    USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Eaton said Pierce’s energy and enthusiasm have rubbed off on his teammates.
    Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At the same time, the surging energy and commodity costs of the past few years have seen many of the world’s wealthiest become even wealthier.
    David Kaufman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Channel your energy into whatever brings the highest return.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Margins have increased for certain sectors, like energy and industrials.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2023
  • There, hydrothermal vents—openings in the sea floor where heat from deeper within can escape—could supply sufficient energy and nutrients to sustain life.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Last quarter, executives highlighted the divestiture of its business that makes garbage trucks and acquisitions in clean energy.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Grapes Eat a bunch of grapes to boost your energy and your mood.
    Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That was great to see — the players, coaches brought a ton of energy on that side of the ball.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes brunch out with friends is all laughs and the energy is just right.
    Meghan Keane, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Its energy has been building over the past weekend and echoes throughout the days to come.
    Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There are tears but there’s also a playful energy in the air.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The demand for something like Bluesky is clear, and the energy around it is real.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 May 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
  • Only 30 minutes into the show, the rapper left the stage due to a low energy crowd.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • There’s a sense of energy and movement in the image, but also of being frozen in time.
    Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • 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
  • The Pirates play with energy, a sense of purpose, and have a deep rotation and bullpen.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Camera will zoom back in — calm energy — then widen to a sick man screaming.
    Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Its functioning requires unprecedentedly massive data centers, which in turn require massive quantities of energy.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024

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