How to Use extension cord in a Sentence

extension cord

noun
  • Then get a box fan and run it out to the side yard with a long extension cord.
    John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Use an extension cord to connect the first set of string lights, and work your way from the top of the tree to the bottom.
    Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Don't use an extension cord to plug in your space heater.
    Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In the song, thieves took off with a camera, the three wise men, Mary, the manger, floodlights and an extension cord.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t string more than three strands of lights per extension cord.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
  • All the light came from a bare bulb plugged into an extension cord.
    New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Then go inside and plug the loads into the extension cord.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2021
  • There was even an extension cord strung up through the ladder that led up to the safety hatch....
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Testers noted that the cord was short and needed an extension cord to use it.
    Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2023
  • An extension cord was plugged into a neighbor’s place to run a few lights on the house.
    New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Whoever lives in the house unplugs the extension cord at night — leaving the man in the dark.
    Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The motor’s 110-volt extension cord can’t reach gates in the center.
    USA Today, 17 Nov. 2022
  • None of the SUVs and crossovers on this list need to be charged, so there’s no need to get out the extension cord to keep them going.
    John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Shirlee ran out the back of the house while Theo lit out for the living room with Jane on her heels swinging an extension cord.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, the extension cord provides easy access to hard-to-reach plugs.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
  • Our only complaint is that the cord could be longer — our tester had to use an extension cord.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But a group of churchgoers managed to pin the gunman to the ground and tie his legs with an extension cord.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022
  • People line up to charge their cellphones from an extension cord run in from a light post.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2021
  • Joseph McStay was wrapped in some sort of woven cloth and had an extension cord around his neck.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2019
  • The men hop on the back of a trailer with extension cords, poles, speakers, stakes and electrical wiring.
    Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • An orange extension cord snaked across the concrete and under the door.
    Jeremy Miller, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The car comes with an extension cord and mobile charger.
    Jack Stewart, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2018
  • At the reception on the lake shore, someone brought the TV from out of their hotel room and set it up with an extension cord.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
  • None of the SUVs and crossovers on this list need to be charged, so there’s no need to untangle the 50-Amp extension cord to keep them going.
    John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The students estimate that the show includes more than 5 miles of lights and extension cords.
    Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2019
  • To get electricity, the owner connects an extension cord from the main house to the flat.
    Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Any good horror store sells an extension cord with a dimming switch on it.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The one challenge is hiding all the cords and keeping an eye on extension cord safety.
    Dawn Fallik, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Keep in Mind: The 35-inch cord means an extension cord is a necessity.
    Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2022
  • She was discovered on April 23, when contractors at the Midland, Michigan, store noticed someone was running an extension cord up to the roof where there’s a plugin.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 10 May 2024

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