Examples of live wire in a Sentence
She's a real live wire.
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
Recent Examples on the Web
But now he’s left feeling like a loose live wire.
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Hunter Harris, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2021
Clark is a live wire, making baskets from the logo and zipping passes all over the court.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
Till, portrayed by Antonio Michael Woodard in Mosaic Theater Company’s protractedly solemn mounting, is a 14-year-old live wire with a stutter, a disability the teenager tries to overcome by breaking out into whistles.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
Hunter Harris, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2021
Clark is a live wire, making baskets from the logo and zipping passes all over the court.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
Till, portrayed by Antonio Michael Woodard in Mosaic Theater Company’s protractedly solemn mounting, is a 14-year-old live wire with a stutter, a disability the teenager tries to overcome by breaking out into whistles.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20wire. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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