- present participle of engineer.
engineering
Example Sentences
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Authorities have sent engineering teams to monitor the lake's water levels and the atmospheric conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Business investment was up, with a rise in spending on machinery and equipment as well outlays on engineering structures, following two straight quarters of declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
At engineering schools, Horn said, an AI major is “signaling, ‘Hey, this isn’t just coding.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investors have a lot of confidence in Nvidia’s technological prowess but might have less in its financial engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Nice bit of engineering, that bridge was,” Tam’s going on, like he didn’t hear me and maybe he didn’t, what with how loud he’s talking.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing engineering
Inside Out & Back Again
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Engineering - Introductory
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Civil Engineering
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