tinkered
Example Sentences
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I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
“There he tinkered with dismembered clocks and toasters, and the pathos of dismantled gears, springs and wires infected him with a tenderness for mechanisms that spill their guts for all the world to see.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
He tinkered with some metal scraps from his building kit for a while, but whatever he was making, he wasn’t happy with it.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
