clockwork

Example Sentences

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When it comes to quintessential fall produce, apples and pumpkin take center stage like clockwork.

From Salon

Using today's tools -- including laser-cut timber and acrylic, programmable LED lighting, and electronic control systems -- they reinterpreted Hamilton's clockwork concept for a new generation.

From Science Daily

The retired cop, the newlyweds, the sword enthusiast — they return every school year like clockwork.

From Salon

In 2005, the butter-wouldn’t-melt Gibson finally agreed to pose nude for Playboy, which had “called us like clockwork about every two years or so” since her 18th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times

Before those questions get their due, however, “Relay” sets itself up with clockwork precision as a straightforward big-city nail-biter about staying one step ahead.

From Los Angeles Times