conveyor
Example Sentences
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The worker uncurls its claw-like fingers, daintily grips the basket by its edges and walks it over to a conveyor that will send it through an industrial washing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
This system powers a molecular conveyor belt that moves along the surface of the cell.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a remote plant in northern India, fuelling a multi-billion-dollar industry that is bolstering the country's geopolitical ambitions.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
“It doesn’t just stop a blade. It spreads the kinetic energy across the fabric. The yards can work almost like a conveyor belt, preventing energy from concentrating at a single point.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
Ramon spoke in the self-important tone of one who likes being a conveyor of news.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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