contraption

Example Sentences

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His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The superstar actor occasionally joined the huddle of people trying to troubleshoot with the contraption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Going all out, I once tried to go to a fancy-dress party as a Swan Vesta matchbox, wearing an elaborate cardboard contraption painted with a lot of time and effort.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Alice and I sat on the bank leisurely watching as the contraption went up and down, up and down, turning acorns into flour.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George