mechanic

Example Sentences

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Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The absurdity level keeps rising, but it will feel familiar to anyone who’s ever felt like their mechanic is speaking in an entirely different language.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"It's sad that they want to shut it down," said Jose Antonio Morgado, a 59-year-old mechanic who has worked seasonal refuelling operations at the plant since 1989.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s in honor of your promotion to mechanic.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson