clockwork

Example Sentences

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Like clockwork, they all immediately responded confirming that the party would rally around him as they did after the Manhattan announcement.

From Salon

“These conservative groups show up like clockwork to school board meetings,” said Strong, a high school English teacher in Austin.

From Los Angeles Times

Once again, like clockwork, the nation is about to engage in our debt ceiling dance.

From Seattle Times

Since the 1940s, with a couple of exceptions, strikes have shaken the entertainment industry almost like clockwork — every seven or eight years — usually aligning with upheaval in the fast-changing business.

From New York Times

Toyota prides itself on its “just in time” production system, which runs like clockwork and is praised by manufacturing experts around the world.

From Seattle Times