mechanical
Example Sentences
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And there’s always a hummingbird, designed “like a mechanical Fabergé egg,” hidden among the art.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
She devised a system that hulled and cleaned corn kernels, and then used mechanical pestles or stamping mechanisms to process the kernels into meal that could be used to bake bread and make other food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
It included builders' work as well as doors, floor finishes, joinery, furniture, appliances, light fixtures, and mechanical and electrical installations.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“If no one cares, why did we have to hike out here? Why can’t we just drive too, and use a scanner and mechanical digger and take what we want?”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing mechanical
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 11
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