cog

Example Sentences

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For nearly two decades, he had been the definition of sports anonymity—an interchangeable cog turning in the unforgiving machine that is professional baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Following Baggio at three is Ruud Gullit, a transformative cog in Silvio Berlusconi's own all-star cast assembled at San Siro after joining AC Milan from PSV for £6m in 1987.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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

"You require passage for a hundred Dothraki, all their horses, yourself and this knight, and three dragons?" said the captain of the great cog Ardent Friend before he walked away laughing.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin