machinery
Example Sentences
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But as the heavy machinery swung towards them, she was able to push the buggy containing Autumn clear, leaving her unharmed.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The hand-cranked coffee mill was replaced with horse-powered machinery, and Glidden and a partner, Isaac Ellwood, formed Barb Fence Co.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
No amount of ingenuity can substitute for fuel that doesn’t arrive, machinery that can’t be repaired or markets that can’t be reached.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
On the other side of the business, BlackBerry’s QNX real-time operating system for cars, robots, and other physical machinery has become the company’s core growth driver.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
They helped transform the way in which philosophers thought about machinery, just as Descartes’ obsession with automata resulted in a new mechanical philosophy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing machinery
Engineering - Introductory
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Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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