power outage

How To Use power outage In A Sentence

• The storm caused power outages earlier in the U.S. Virgin Islands, said Christine Lett, spokeswoman for the territory's emergency management agency. Florida bracing for arrival of Tropical Storm Irene
• Long Island residents were dealing with massive power outages, flooding and downed trees in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, and police said a windsurfer on the South Shore died in the storm. Suffolk, Nassau Recover
• I just figured some machine broke causing a big power outage.
• Power outages, acts of sabotage and general unrest have hampered production.
• Analysts estimate such power outages contribute to about 25 percent of network downtime.
• ‘Power outage,’ I grumbled, picking up the flashlight and drawing shapes with it on the wall.
• Unexpected thundershowers, beyond our control, caused a power outage at about midnight.
• If it has one or more fuses rated above 20 amperes, someone may have tried to avoid power outages by substituting higher amperage fuses.
• As a child, there was some mystique associated with a power outage.
• From retail stores to hospitals to universities, doors remained open as back-up generators kicked in almost immediately following the power outage.