vending machine
Example Sentences
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One reader uses an insulated lunch bag with reusable ice packs, along with sodas, so she doesn’t have to pay vending machine prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The joke on social media was that Salah collects player of the match awards like you would get them out of a vending machine.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
"That largely explains the success of these machines," said Bottos, who describes them as "somewhere between a vending machine, a game of chance and a game of skill".
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
We meet in the multipurpose lounge, and I grab him a package of his favorite chocolate minidonuts from the vending machine, tossing them to him on his love seat.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
