mechanic

Example Sentences

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Whether you need a meal or a mechanic, balloons or even a barber, Hanoi's busy pavements could always oblige.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Service stations remained scarce, but gasoline could be purchased at hardware stores, and every town had a tinkerer or two—often a bicycle repairman turned mechanic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The absurdity level keeps rising, but it will feel familiar to anyone who’s ever felt like their mechanic is speaking in an entirely different language.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

In Lecheria, one resident, Olivia Rodriguez Morales, the wife of a retired railroad mechanic, lives just one block south of the station in a rust-colored boxcar she’s converted into a home.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario