How to Use energy in a Sentence

energy

noun
  • The kids are always so full of energy.
  • She puts a lot of energy into her work.
  • They devoted all their energy to the completion of the project.
  • They devoted all their energies to the completion of the project.
  • The newer appliances conserve more energy.
  • But the change in energy and focus looked the same to George.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Grapes Eat a bunch of grapes to boost your energy and your mood.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
  • To walk out on stage to introduce films, and feel the energy from the crowd.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
  • That was great to see — the players, coaches brought a ton of energy on that side of the ball.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The Good News: Just as the Bible preaches, don't lose your energy.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Sometimes brunch out with friends is all laughs and the energy is just right.
    — Meghan Keane, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The opposite is true, since leaves make the energy the plants use to make flowers and fruits.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
  • 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
  • There is a fresh energy to the start of each high school football season.
    — Robert Scheer, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Bats needs those extra stores of energy in the springtime to hunt for food.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022
  • One kilowatt-hour is the energy used by leaving a 40-watt bulb on for 24 hours.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm.
    — oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Its energy has been building over the past weekend and echoes throughout the days to come.
    — Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There are tears but there’s also a playful energy in the air.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The demand for something like Bluesky is clear, and the energy around it is real.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 May 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
  • Only 30 minutes into the show, the rapper left the stage due to a low energy crowd.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • That meant the screen had to use energy-efficient E Ink.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Your energy may be asking for rest as the moon squares off with Saturn.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 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
  • The new man likely will bring a tad of pugnacious energy that is needed to the club.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Keep the leaves in place to produce energy and shade the developing fruits.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • Leaves are the engines that make energy for flowering and fruiting.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025

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