infernal machine
Example Sentences
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The infernal machine will continue largely unstopped because there is a huge market for its poison.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023
Aycock’s strangely infernal machine upends historical associations between weaving and delicate women’s work, inserting monumental sculpture into the postindustrial dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2022
At its worst, this rapid-fire, high-tech “Joseph” comes off like an infernal machine.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2014
It’s also been called the Rube Goldberg effect –– where you see the world as an infernal machine.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2011
“What is wrong with this infernal machine? And now another interruption! Where is that voice coming from?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
