tinkered
Example Sentences
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If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
They tinkered with his crossovers and his camel spin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
I must have tinkered too much wondering how my invisible grandmother, illiterate and dependent on letter writers, could give us candy free.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
