cog
Example Sentences
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The Postal Service has been a key cog in Amazon’s shipping network, providing a significant portion of the so-called last-mile deliveries of packages to people’s homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Her look evolves from a worn-out cog to a biker-like granny who’d seem natural riding on the back of Dennis Hopper’s hog.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“I do think Google’s self-sufficiency should command a premium relative to the others that could be adversely impacted by one cog in the wheel,” Treacy said, referring to Google’s proprietary tensor processing units.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
He is the key cog in the India team for sure as their main seam-bowling all-rounder.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Her left arm and leg lay limp as if some cog within her had snapped.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing cog
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