Example Sentences

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The New York Times said Nehru had "electrified his countrymen with a speech of soaring eloquence".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

He had come directly from work to pay tribute to the player whose performances had electrified his own dad, and prompted decades of stories.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

His most notable collaboration was with Sayers, a star running back for the Chicago Bears who had electrified the National Football League as a rookie in 1965 and in his next two seasons.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2019

Within months, scooter transportation had electrified downtown SaMo, helping propel Bird to a billion-dollar valuation and prompting an arms race for micromobility vehicles.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2018

Horrified, I leaned closer—the word mutilated had electrified me, it was the only thing I could see on the page—but Henry had turned the paper over and begun to study the other side.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt