How to Use extension cord in a Sentence

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• 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
• Keep in Mind The power cord is only 3 feet long, so plan on pairing this tool with a heavy-duty extension cord.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024