tinker

Example Sentences

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“I’m able to just go out and play baseball as opposed to trying to tinker and fix certain stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

And the dominant instinct in India is to tinker with onerous rules to make them somewhat less oppressive rather than attempt a sweeping overhaul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Waiting could pay off for people who want more in their paychecks instead of big refunds — but who don’t want to tinker with their withholdings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

They constantly pick up unfamiliar things in the forest, tinker with them, and occasionally find them useful enough to bring home.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond