engine
Example Sentences
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Instead, it acted as a "lubricant" for Earth's internal engine.
From Science Daily
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said three fire engines attended and the woman's next of kin have been informed.
From BBC
Instead, they have produced a quintessentially American phenomenon: a roaring engine of upward mobility.
When chemical manufacturer Ciba arrived in Toms River, N.J., in 1952, the company’s new plant seemed like the economic engine the sleepy coastal community dependent on fishing and tourism had always needed.
From Los Angeles Times
The turkey drives to the capital ended when the steam engine and railways came along in the late 1800s.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
