contraption
Example Sentences
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Fischbach’s faux submarine was mounted on a hydraulic contraption that could shake the set with the actor-director inside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025
Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
“Hence, that contraption I just saw back there.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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