contraption

Example Sentences

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Fischbach’s faux submarine was mounted on a hydraulic contraption that could shake the set with the actor-director inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

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

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

Going all out, I once tried to go to a fancy-dress party as a Swan Vesta matchbox, wearing an elaborate cardboard contraption painted with a lot of time and effort.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 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