vending machine

Example Sentences

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Fujairah is like a "huge vending machine" for ships, Stanley added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

With Anthropic, another major AI startup, you will stress-test the AI “agent” idea in the most journalistically responsible way possible: by putting a bot-powered vending machine in a newsroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"I hadn't eaten, and the vending machine wasn't working, all those things including toilet facilities, the bright lights and the noise all impact on you especially if you aren't well," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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

I press myself against the vending machine, its tiny vibrations mixing with the nervous energy in my bones.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi