contraption

Example Sentences

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A squirrel is casually cracking into your latest $67 contraption, and now you understand: You’re competing with a specialist, shaped by a deep evolutionary history in the trees.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 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 combined contraption will fit in most overhead compartments, but the compact size requires some sacrifices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Next, Doc’s Rube Goldberg-ian breakfast contraption whirs to action with burned toast and a glop of overflowing dog food, implying that he and his dog Einstein have themselves been missing for a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

I let it go until it was a good 40°C. Then I hooked up the regulator's return air line to my contraption and watched the results.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir