Learn · Sentences Explaining an Emergency Situation

There was a power outage in the entire building.

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Sentence

Narrator

There was a power outage in the entire building.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting News

There was a power outage affecting the entire building.

Explaining a Delay

The meeting was delayed due to a power outage in the building.

Making a Complaint

There was a power outage in the building; I'm very unhappy about it.

Describing an Event

Suddenly, the lights went out; there was a power outage in the whole building.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A complete power failure occurred throughout the building.

Casual

The whole building lost power.

Simpler English

The building had no electricity.

Phrases to learn

power outage

A period when the electrical power supply is interrupted.

entire building

The whole structure of the building.