machine

Example Sentences

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A litter picking group has introduced a second reverse vending machine to the county that will offer rewards to people who recycle their cans and bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I realized I had become a highly efficient machine for other people’s needs and had lost track of my own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This whole big shambolic miracle machine only keeps rolling because we are an amazing thing—a democratic republic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

No such machine exists yet, but there may be one within three years, the researchers added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

They have a policy, we’ve noticed, that no rotor can be in the same position in the machine for two days in a row.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin