infernal machine
Example Sentences
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The brilliant “elephant,” lumbering and impressive like its African namesake, is an infernal machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The only way to escape is to run faster than the infernal machine forces those stuck on it — but most Americans lack the strength and endurance to do so.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2021
At its worst, this rapid-fire, high-tech “Joseph” comes off like an infernal machine.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2014
It’s also been called the Rube Goldberg effect –– where you see the world as an infernal machine.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2011
“What is wrong with this infernal machine? And now another interruption! Where is that voice coming from?”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
