contraption

Example Sentences

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Fischbach’s faux submarine was mounted on a hydraulic contraption that could shake the set with the actor-director inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

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

But it needs their care — and the help of a wheeled contraption to get around.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

We’ll probably have to decide which egg contraption is best.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller