windup
Example Sentences
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The windup and sales pitch are the same, though: Deliver a sustainable, high-rising, championship build.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Watching junior right-hander Fabian Bravo of Sun Valley Poly High pitch for the first time, there was something strangely familiar about his windup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
She is grinning, muttering, “Baby doll. Big windup toy. Chatty Cathy.”
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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