How to Use wattage in a Sentence
wattage
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But for the same size and wattage, the Whirlpool 1.7 Cu.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
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Asked about the prospect of finding the field more, the trademark smile added wattage.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
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The star wattage is blinding, but the film fizzles out.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2022
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No need to read through timetables for wattage and minutes.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
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While quiet, Sutton is quick with a high-wattage smile.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
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Elvis had enough wattage to light up the Vegas strip, and so does Baz Luhrmann’s flashy, glib musical biopic.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 24 June 2022
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Of the people on today’s list of speakers, Srinivasan has one of the lower-wattage names.
—Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
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This, believe it or not, was somehow not the lowest-wattage performance of the night.
—Bill Oram, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
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The wattage from Beckham’s star power will require Kroenke to don his trademark shades.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
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The country was like a vast penitentiary, lit by high-wattage lamps.
—Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2023
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Putting lights on dimmers or using lower wattage bulbs puts you in a restful state of mind.
—Molly Miller, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
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First-time cooks must pay attention to that wattage rating.
—Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
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Depending on the bulbs and wattage, each coat will take anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes to cure.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
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Keep in Mind Lower wattage limits how much heat this can provide.
—Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
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Much like with total wattage, blenders can come in a wide array of different sizes.
—Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2022
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Frequently Asked Questions What's the best wattage for a hand mixer?
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
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Never), and high-wattage friends (Jim Carrey and Quincy Jones) to spin a rousing drama of death and love.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2022
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Cooley, though, was quick to give credit to director Bier for being the magnet that drew high-wattage stars to the project.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2022
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After the movie ended on Spider-Man swinging around New York, my braces could not contain the wattage of my smile.
—Washington Post, 4 May 2022
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No athlete came into these games with more high-wattage Olympic star power than Biles.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
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Find the wattage for each, which is usually on a sticker attached to the appliance.
—Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Editor's Lighting Tip Use Christmas lights all of the same wattage.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
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Editor's Lighting Tip: Use Christmas lights all of the same wattage.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
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Yet none of Walker’s rivals could match his celebrity wattage.
—Blake Hounshell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022
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If the goal is to get people to pay attention, there are worse ways to do so than by trotting out high-wattage celebrities.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
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And thanks, perhaps, to the star wattage of Foxx as well as cast members like Snoop Dogg, the movie soared straight to the #1 spot on the Top 10 movies list that the streamer maintains inside its app.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022
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According to ElecJet, the real power of a battery is expressed in the C rate and not its wattage.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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In fact, its versatile formula does more than just turn up the wattage of your under-eyes.
—Health Editors, Health.com, 20 Jan. 2022
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The running wattage is the power used to keep the appliance going after it’s been started.
—Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Plus, their safe low-voltage wattage provides the same light as high-voltage options but with less risk and using less energy.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2024
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