cogs

Example Sentences

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You can see the improvisational cogs turning in real time.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

And for now, they figure to remain key cogs in next year’s pursuit of another World Series title.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

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

Inside the door, great metal cogs wheeled and clanked as the symbol rotated until it was facing the right way, until it was correct.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee