milling

Example Sentences

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"If you are not going to get as much milling wheat, then you won't get as much bread," she explained.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Her machinery allowed households to produce meal more reliably and in greater quantities and supported the shift from subsistence hand-pounding to mechanized milling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The cavities were created using focused ion beam milling in thick, mechanically exfoliated Bi2Te3 flakes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Sean Murtha, a Los Angeles Police Department officer, testified he responded to a 911 call and found people milling around an F-150 in the middle of Fountain Avenue, “crying, yelling hysterically.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Quentin and I followed him through the shop, his machinists busy at their drill presses and milling machines and lathes.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam