tooled
Example Sentences
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Even if Congress voted the funds tomorrow for 10,000 new interceptors, the metal and the gas would still have to be found, the workforce trained, and the production lines tooled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
He tooled around cheerfully in a used car given to him by an old friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
Rowe started back up in July 2020 with a four-episode run of “Dirty Jobs: Rowe’d Trip,” in which he tooled around the country in an RV, and the main show returned in January 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
An accomplished leatherworker, Franz taught Alex the secrets of his craft; for his first project McCandless produced a tooled leather belt, on which he created an artful pictorial record of his wanderings.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
