machinery

Example Sentences

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Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Trucks, farm tractors, buses, building site machinery and even shipping depend on it.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

One expert said the NHS generally was a relatively low investor in buildings, IT and machinery for much of the last 20 years.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Our entire war machinery — missiles, radar, fighter jets — all need these heavy rare earths,” O’Connor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“You’re not going to operate any heavy machinery anytime soon, are you?”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan