Sentence examples for a blackout led from inspiring English sources

A blackout led to looting and thousands of arrests.

So it came as no surprise this year that we were bombarded with 30-year-old memories of the summer of 1977, when the Bronx was burning, the Son of Sam was on the loose and a blackout led to days of widespread looting.

It would make for a welcome contrast with his predecessor," said Segal, referring to former panel chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who pressed forward with SOPA against the advice of members of his own party and seemed caught off-guard by the backlash, which included a much-hyped Internet blackout led by Wikipedia.

Suspicions that FirstEnergy might have caused the blackout led to a sell-off of its stock on Monday, when shares fell 9percentt.

Blackout, led by the vibraphonist Stefon Harris, has an album due out on Tuesday that opens with a Gershwin melody set to go-go rhythm.

In the Superdome, the unexpected blackout led to several quick decisions.

The timing of the internet blackout led to speculation that the United States had caused it; the White House and the State Department declined to comment.

On Tuesday Weatherill announced there would be an independent inquiry into the blackouts, led by former South Australia police commissioner Gary Burns.

The fear that they would come up short, resulting in more extensive blackouts, led to Davis' emergency actions.

Then drinking led to blackouts and blackouts led to embarrassing and dangerous situations that still haunt me today.

The mayor, 67 when he took office, had to cope with terrorist bombs exploding in office buildings and department stores; a citywide blackout that led to arson, looting and 3,000 arrests; and a psychopathic killer called Son of Sam, who shot six people dead, wounded seven others and terrorized the city.