vending machine

Example Sentences

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The joke on social media was that Salah collects player of the match awards like you would get them out of a vending machine.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Instead, he bought Twinkies and orange juice from a vending machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

"That largely explains the success of these machines," said Bottos, who describes them as "somewhere between a vending machine, a game of chance and a game of skill".

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

“From the vending machine downstairs. It’s a little melty, and not Madagascar Vanilla Bean, but it’s the best I could do in a hurry.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper