machine

Example Sentences

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A litter picking group has introduced a second reverse vending machine to the county that will offer rewards to people who recycle their cans and bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Rood, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, treats the plantation primarily as a sophisticated economic machine that developed into an engine of profit-making in the modern economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I realized I had become a highly efficient machine for other people’s needs and had lost track of my own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

No such machine exists yet, but there may be one within three years, the researchers added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Suzanne stood behind the counter running a lady’s credit card through the machine with one hand while she answered the ringing phone with the other.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold