How to Use plug into in a Sentence

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  • Those are just buzzwords to soothe the alumni who aren’t plugged into the new paradigm.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For some drivers, that means pulling into a garage and plugging into a standard outlet for a few hours.
    — Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The feedback will be plugged into a tracking system and followed up on based on how severe the issue is.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Put reflectors or cones in front of the car and keep an extra charger that plugs into the vehicle so your phone stays alive.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Points Path, for one, plugs into Google Flights to help travelers compare prices.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • To be on the safe side, unplug large electronic devices and other devices that are not plugged into a surge protector.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also called balcony solar, such systems usually comprise two to four solar panels that are plugged into wall outlets.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Serverfarm, the company building the data center, plans to get its power from the plant instead of plugging into the electric grid.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • ServiceNow is a system of record that AI agents have to plug into, which strengthens it rather than replacing it.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Several other metro areas not plugged into the AI boom are also seeing sales and price growth for luxury homes.
    — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But if those components are not properly wired together, calibrated and plugged into the same power source, the system cannot sing.
    — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But the idea that shaped so much of retail strategy over the past decade—that small businesses needed to plug into big platforms just to stay relevant—is worth rethinking.
    — Andrew Stern, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These units ought to be expanded and plugged into the nation’s mainstream intelligence work, right up to the president’s daily briefing.
    — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026
  • The company's Anthem plant is plugged into the Central Arizona Project canal via a nine-mile pipeline.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This can occur when the correct charger is plugged into an outlet with the wrong voltage, when the incorrect charger is used, or when the charger itself has malfunctioned.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Jordan said the ballot tabulators were using power from batteries built into the machine, rather than being plugged into a socket.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
  • When plugged into a vehicle’s diagnostic port, the tablet operates as an autonomous network node.
    — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Choosing a common standard means aircraft from multiple manufacturers can plug into the same charging network.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • Avoid using equipment such as computers, laptops, gaming systems or other appliances that are plugged into an electrical outlet.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Clean Coils, Drip Pans, and Knobs For easier cleaning, most electric coils simply plug into the stovetop.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Presley is also plugged into his local community, having joined Crawford at numerous events at hospitals and cancer centers.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • Both floors also include integrated lighting, and the electrical panel plugs into the vehicle's 12-V power port.
    — New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • Campers can keep the interior at a comfortable sleeping temperature, use the lights and audio system, and plug into the van for operating appliances like coffeemakers and blenders.
    — New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • Instead of plugging into the grid, the company plans to generate electricity for a data center under construction next door by developer Serverfarm.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
  • Dealmakers, as is their wont, view Letterboxd as an operation destined to be plugged into a corporate structure, either as a film marketing apparatus or a data trove to power streaming.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • For residents, that means the trains rolling past mill sites and riverfront terminals are the living remains of the system that once fed Big Steel — and now quietly keeps Pittsburgh plugged into the national freight grid.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That adapter — which Ford made with company Global Power Products — makes the vehicle compatible to plug into a longer, separate cable.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Atira’s platform plugs into a customer’s existing customer relationship management (CRM).
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Step Back The payments strategy dovetails with the reforms by the South African Reserve Bank, which is letting non-bank companies plug into the national payment system.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most feature the familiar retractable power prongs for plugging into power outlets when traveling around the world, alongside USB DC power outputs with enough wattage to power and charge most laptops.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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