contraption

This contraption, the X-59, might just be the future of air travel.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Four iterations later and the contraption is sturdy enough to withstand the full force of Lenny, an 8-year-old Labrador mix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

ROMONT, Switzerland—Willy Wonka would have marveled at one of the machines at a manufacturing plant here—a contraption that injects flavors into coffee capsules via a set of whirring tubes labeled “hazelnut,” “caramel,” and “blueberry cheesecake.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Constance would only grunt brusquely at anyone inquiring what the strange contraption was for; only she and the beaver needed to know that.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

There was a reason these contraptions belonged to the Chili’s end of the dining spectrum.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

They install heat cables in the soil to keep their pumpkins warm, build contraptions to cover them from the sun and add grow-lights for cloudy days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

Photomatica, one of several companies riding the photo booth wave, has been restoring and operating these contraptions since 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

“When I’m finished grounding these ridiculous contraptions, I’ll be heading upstairs with my wire cutters. Mummy wants me to snip the power cables to all those senseless video games.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein