machinery

Example Sentences

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A coal miner, say, might be highly skilled at using specialized machinery to cut and load coal, but that skill can’t be readily applied to work outside the mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"Infrasound is pervasive in everyday environments, appearing near ventilation systems, traffic, and industrial machinery," said Prof Rodney Schmaltz of MacEwan University, senior author of the article in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The machinery is working exactly as Piker’s critics would least want it to work, and the people running it either cannot see that or do not care to.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The council said contractors would use machinery with wide tracks to reduce damage from them to the area of wildflower grassland, marshy fen and wet woodland.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Inside, Malcolm saw a new piece of large machinery, surrounded by coils of heavy wire flex.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman