Example Sentences

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Trial results showing that a potent anti-obesity drug offers strong protection against serious heart problems have electrified researchers.

From Scientific American • Aug. 14, 2023

Its revelations have electrified the British media — but have been met with silence from Buckingham Palace.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

These dishes have electrified our collective palate and spoken to our increasingly eclectic tastes.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018

Two images have electrified American politics for the last half century.

From Salon • May 8, 2016

The only way the van’s atmosphere could have electrified faster was if I had thrown a live wire into a full bathtub.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken