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

"You can see the cogs turning and them thinking 'oh my goodness me, this could really work for us'."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

They had lost two cogs to the rocks of Shipbreaker Bay on the very day they set sail, a poor way to begin.

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