clockwork
Example Sentences
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My daughter and I brought the Santas out from the garage like clockwork each November to start decorating our home, and we kept them up well into the new year.
From Los Angeles Times
At 74, I jumped into the 889th of the 1,200 circles and am moving through the 25th row like clockwork.
Ask a futurist about self-driving cars, and you’ll hear an exciting story: traffic that flows like clockwork, pedestrians stepping into the street without fear, and collisions so rare they make the news.
Nor had she reported receiving the packets of poultice that Miss Mortimer sent Penelope every few months, like clockwork.
From Literature
When it comes to quintessential fall produce, apples and pumpkin take center stage like clockwork.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
