wired

Example Sentences

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I told him I'd had to borrow some wired headphones from his team as mine had broken, and jokingly expressed surprise that they were still allowed at Apple HQ in the AirPod era.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“Coach Wooden always said, ‘You’ve got to do it the way you’re wired to do it.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Following instructions, Rao took out a $22,000 loan using the family’s gold jewelry as collateral and wired the money over for auditing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"You kind of look for the best in people and you are biologically wired to your parents," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Wireless communication had been cut, but wired communication was still working fine.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown