clockwork
Example Sentences
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Much of the spice’s charm is overshadowed by an ever-popular pumpkin spice craze, which peaks like clockwork at the start of autumn.
From Salon
“I don’t know what magic dust they sprinkled across the group, but since then, things have gone like clockwork,” Hunter said.
"This thing worked like clockwork. That doesn't happen often," explains David Fitzgerald, a former Latin America Chief of Operations for the CIA who also worked on planning missions with the US military.
From BBC
Like clockwork, the Mercedes arrived and parked at the foot of a runway in the small, posh airport that serves this air-conditioned resort city.
From Los Angeles Times
My daughter and I brought the Santas out from the garage like clockwork each November to start decorating our home, and we kept them up well into the new year.
From Los Angeles Times
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