contraptions

Example Sentences

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Unlike Look Mum No Computer, who is best known for a YouTube channel where he builds eccentric contraptions, Dara is a major pop star in her home country.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

After gathering at the supper table to dine and talk about their days, parents and children moved into the den to be entertained by the novel contraptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

In an era of smartphones, fitness tracking watches and always-listening speakers, there’s no shortage of contraptions to wake us up via an assortment of sounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

“You come help me with these fancy contraptions, let Old Familiar take care of those poison flies, and my ax will handle that giant over there, sure it will.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia