tinkering

Example Sentences

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Over the holidays, developers and AI enthusiasts spent hours tinkering with the tool and said they were “Claude-pilled,” or addicted to the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

Bringing chatbots to the drive-through has been an early step in restaurants tinkering with artificial intelligence, and it has had mixed results for customers and brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Just so you could carry on tinkering with all that Muggle rubbish in your shed! And for your information, Harry arrived this morning in the car you weren’t intending to fly!”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling