cogs

Example Sentences

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Genes are important, of course, but they’re like cogs in an engine — they’re aren’t steering the ship and we are much more than vessels for our DNA.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Ships like these are allegedly cogs in a maritime smuggling network known as the "shadow fleet", skirting sanctions by passing themselves off as cargo vessels on legitimate business.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

But they are important cogs in the markets they serve, and employ large numbers of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Arsenal have added two important cogs to the spine of their team with the signing of midfielder Martin Zubimendi and striker Viktor Gyokeres.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

And there were two tiny brass cogs in the dirty water in the gutter by my feet, like cogs from a windup watch.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon