cog
Example Sentences
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For nearly two decades, he had been the definition of sports anonymity—an interchangeable cog turning in the unforgiving machine that is professional baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Following Baggio at three is Ruud Gullit, a transformative cog in Silvio Berlusconi's own all-star cast assembled at San Siro after joining AC Milan from PSV for £6m in 1987.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Bohm, 29, soon cemented himself as the Phillies’ everyday third baseman, and he has been a consistent cog on a team that has made four consecutive postseason appearances.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Among the targets in recent days was the IRGC’s Tharallah headquarters on Sunday, a central cog in the forces’ protest-suppression machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The winds drove the cog before them, far off her chosen course.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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