windup

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The Dodgers are working with pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, whose grip on the ball was visible when he was pitching out of a windup in his first spring start.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Clever as all that is, the windup has problems, as is true for many new shows finding their final shape.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2023

And there were two tiny brass cogs in the dirty water in the gutter by my feet, like cogs from a windup watch.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon