Sentence examples for for a plug from inspiring English sources

A plumber's bill for repairs – £50 worth of labour – included £4.80 for a "plug socket" in generally frugal claims.

Since water pressure increases with depth, shallower placement would make it easier for a plug to hold back floodwaters.

But keep in mind that in order for a plug to work, there must be a perfect seal between it and the window frame.

I am often being called by PRs offering this magazine a 20-minute chat with, say, Frank Lampard or Wayne Rooney in return for a plug for this new aftershave or that new computer game.

"To pull together 29 celebrities to create visual and journalistic content – giving up precious time, without being paid or working for a plug – is virtually unheard of," said the Stylist editor, Lisa Smosarski.

Thanks to its own ripening cellar, the shop purveys all manner of aged morsels, including the blue mold-covered Mâconnais (2.90 euros for a plug about the size of a tea candle).

You were rarely more than a minute away from a plug for a bookie.

The need for a plug-in may at first limit the spread of the technology.

Though he is reluctant to admit it, the time has come for a plug-in electric bicycle.

A residential customer who uses 500 kilowatt-hours a month of electricity might use another 100 for a plug-in car, said Mr. Owens.

Mr McCain is touting this, along with GM's plans for a plug-in hybrid car, as evidence that American ingenuity can solve a lot of problems, from high petrol prices to global warming.