Sentence examples for knocked power from inspiring English sources

THE violent windstorm that blew through Westchester on Jan . 18knocked power out for more than a dozen schools throughout the county.

A flight instructor and a student were killed in a helicopter crash near a Northern California freeway that knocked power lines into traffic lanes and started a grass fire.

The company has had a number of high-profile disasters with their ships in the past few years, including the capsizing of the Costa Concordia in 2012, and an on-board fire that knocked power out in the Carnival Triumph for four days.

The accident knocked power out for over an hour to two polling locations.

Shanshan also knocked power out to thousands of homes in the two countries, and killed at least eleven people.

Strong winds that accompanied Cindy snapped tree limbs, shattered a few windows, damaged roofs, and knocked power out in Charleston, but little other damage was wrought.

While in New Brunswick, strong winds and heavy rainfall were strong enough to knock power out for approximately 2,300 customers across the province.

The fire had charred several power poles and knocked out power to 681 homes in the area Saturday evening, said Southern California Edison spokesman Robert Villegas.

The fire knocked down power lines, which triggered a power outage for more than 3,000 Southern California Edison customers, KABC reported.  .

In Florida, Allison's winds knocked down power lines, leaving 48,000 residents without power or telephone services.

A similar test by the Soviet Union knocked out power lines in Kazakhstan and set a power station on fire.