windup

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Phones rose with each windup, fans stood between pitches and that rare postseason stillness crept in, nearly three months early.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Clever as all that is, the windup has problems, as is true for many new shows finding their final shape.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2023

“Every time I tried to draw the shark it looked like a blob, or a windup toy. So I started trying to fix it.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen