cog

Example Sentences

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But the unfortunate reality is that this criminalization is one alarming cog in a carceral machine that has been inhumane and illogical since its conception.

From Salon

Almost 1,200 miles away in Dubai, a small office in a run down industrial estate, offers no clues that it, too, is a small cog in Russia’s vast new petroleum supply chain.

From Seattle Times

Wilson ran the offense that day with flawless precision, and Wagner was a key cog in a Seattle defense that shut down a Broncos team that had scored more points than any in NFL history.

From Seattle Times

For his part, Glen looks wary, but because he’s a narrative cog rather than a character, he also makes a lot of seemingly foolish choices.

From New York Times

Ada conjures the engine’s clanging cogs and waves of flipping switches “like tumbling water, but not water, information, decimals, symbols flowing and gliding and dancing.”

From Washington Post