machine shop

Example Sentences

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In his 20s, Woods moved east to New York, where he took engineering classes and worked nights in a machine shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But this day, moments after departing a machine shop in WSF’s Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility, his childhood dream of becoming an airplane pilot was complicated by his new skill.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

He really grew up in the agricultural machine shop, as my tagalong in the fields, supervising and servicing machinery.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

Planemakers and aerospace suppliers are wrestling with shortages of workers, from engineers to machine shop operators, which is holding back plans to ramp up aircraft production needed to meet soaring travel demand.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

The next week, Quentin caught the school bus to Coalwood and we went to the big machine shop.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam