cog

Example Sentences

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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

Some suspect the actors' gushing words about each other may be just another cog in the film's PR machine, especially given Robbie's husband, Tom Ackerley, is one of its producers.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“I do think Google’s self-sufficiency should command a premium relative to the others that could be adversely impacted by one cog in the wheel,” Treacy said, referring to Google’s proprietary tensor processing units.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Until recently, the Blue Jays appeared to be merely one small cog in Rogers’ vast portfolio of holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“Christmas Eve “I added another cog wheel with a bent iron.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George