clockwork

Example Sentences

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With everything working like clockwork, he's clearly run out of things to complain about.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Like clockwork, the Mercedes arrived and parked at the foot of a runway in the small, posh airport that serves this air-conditioned resort city.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

At 74, I jumped into the 889th of the 1,200 circles and am moving through the 25th row like clockwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Besides his trips to the grocery store and his clockwork poker games, Gramps's comings and goings were mysteries to me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour