tinkering

Example Sentences

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There’s a reason that dad hobbies are all chores: woodworking, yard work, grilling, tinkering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Huang says she’s looking to build a new system that serves every Angeleno, rather than tinkering with the one that exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They all contain cryostats like the one Marcel is tinkering with.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Omar Maniya, a doctor operating several urgent-care practices in New Jersey, got into building after tinkering with ChatGPT for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It was Dr. Molovo’s newest creation, a special project she’d been tinkering with for years.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown