How to Use energy in a Sentence

energy

noun
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  • They devoted all their energy to the completion of the project.
  • They devoted all their energies to the completion of the project.
  • Either way, the time has come to focus your energy into one area.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
  • There’s a sense of energy and movement in the image, but also of being frozen in time.
    — Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • Every object has what is called specific heat, which is how much energy is required to heat it up or cool it down by 1°C.
    — Anil Oza, TIME, 18 June 2024
  • Among those effects are mood elevation and a burst of energy, as well as enhanced concentration.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 June 2024
  • In fibromyalgia patients, metformin was found to help cells better manage energy usage.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 June 2024
  • Such ocean heat creates more energy to fuel Atlantic storm development, Spinrad said.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
  • Washington — who grew up in Frisco, north of Dallas — brings energy, defense and the ability to shoot 3s under pressure.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
  • Organizers add that the Games is expected to run on 100% renewable energy.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 25 July 2024
  • Confronting climate change through urgent emissions reductions and a rapid transition to clean energy is equally imperative.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • Each phase carries its own unique energy and symbolism, influencing both the natural world and our personal experiences.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Practitioners say the pandemic brought a welcome spike of energy, as more Americans stayed home, inventoried items for sale, and even caught the collecting bug.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
  • At the same time, his energy kind of kicked us in our asses a little bit.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The move also took a bite out of the British energy giant’s oil and gas reserves.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • One kilowatt-hour is the energy used by leaving a 40-watt bulb on for 24 hours.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • There are tears but there’s also a playful energy in the air.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the frenetic energy of each episode, the plot barely seemed to move for the first half of the season.
    — Time, 19 June 2023
  • The high-octane energy of the entire room had the location on Broome Street buzzing.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • My boss is terrible at his job and wastes the time and energy of the 100 people below him.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The ancient eastern faults have also stored up a lot of energy over time.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Still, taking food and energy out of the mix left core inflation at 4.8% in June – well above the Fed's 2% target.
    — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • And as part of that, a lot of our energy right now for the first two-thirds of 2024 is just around getting Max launched, re-platformed and out to consumers around the world.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • On the weekends, things get lively when live music brings a buzzy energy to the historic space.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Feng shui principles echo the idea of disruption since your energy flow is bounced back to you.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • Apart from the screen, one of the biggest drains on battery life is the energy your phone wastes trying to find and connect to Wi-Fi or data networks.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Iowa reached a milestone last week, with the state recording 64% of Iowa's energy production coming from wind — a new record for the state and a record among states for the country.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 26 July 2023
  • The energy was palpable, and Timberlake went out with a bang.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Much of that progress reflects the fading of spikes in food and energy prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine last spring.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 July 2023
  • Much of that progress reflects the fading of spikes in food and energy prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 12 July 2023

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