conveyor

Example Sentences

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As trash flushes down the river — from Westside communities like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Venice — it’s captured by a conveyor belt on the vessel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"Oh no! There's plenty of work," the 55-year-old told AFP, speaking over the drone of a conveyor line at his new employer, households goods producer Biosphere.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The team here processes up to 280,000 tonnes of mixed recycling every year with 24 agency workers on its rapid conveyor belts.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

As it sinks, it pulls heat, carbon and nutrients downward, helping drive a global system of currents sometimes described as a conveyor belt.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

We get our carry-on bags off the conveyor belt and head to the gates.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya