- present participle of vend.
vending
Example Sentences
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“God may or may not grant you what you request. Otherwise, it’s not a god. It’s a vending machine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Snap, which unveiled more powerful $2,195 augmented reality glasses this year, sold glasses that record video in bright yellow vending machines in 2016, but the product flopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
One reader uses an insulated lunch bag with reusable ice packs, along with sodas, so she doesn’t have to pay vending machine prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Digital attacks on physical systems create physical problems,” said Gianni Cuozzo, chief executive of Exein, an Italian startup that embeds security software into microchips used in devices from televisions to vending machines and ventilation systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Our table near the vending machines is almost full.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
