machine shop

Example Sentences

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Paying her $2,200 monthly mortgage has gotten easier now that her partner, who runs a machine shop, is sharing the burden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Whatever the initial spark, Kekuku refined and perfected the new technique, crafting a steel bar at his school’s machine shop to run over the neck of the guitar while his other hand plucked the strings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

That’s what founder Sam Farrazaino hoped for when he found the first building: a 30,000-square-foot, World War II-era machine shop called Big Blue in honor of its exterior paint job.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

He really grew up in the agricultural machine shop, as my tagalong in the fields, supervising and servicing machinery.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

When I went to the machine shop, I expected to see the machinists hard at work on my rockets, but I was disappointed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam