contraption

Example Sentences

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His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The object of Mouse Trap, a board game featuring a Rube Goldberg-style contraption, is to catch plastic mice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Sorry, but I couldn’t put up with a contraption like that rattling around here all day.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt