- plural of contraption.
contraptions
Example Sentences
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After gathering at the supper table to dine and talk about their days, parents and children moved into the den to be entertained by the novel contraptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
All those Rube Goldberg contraptions we used to make our marriages equal, like hiring a house cleaner, the nanny, and family who lives close by, were stripped away.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
“You come help me with these fancy contraptions, let Old Familiar take care of those poison flies, and my ax will handle that giant over there, sure it will.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
