vending machine
Example Sentences
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One reader uses an insulated lunch bag with reusable ice packs, along with sodas, so she doesn’t have to pay vending machine prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
He later joined a seminary in Southern California with the idea of becoming a Catholic priest, and discovered that his first task involved restocking the residence’s vending machine each night—with Fritos, Snickers and Lays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Fujairah is like a "huge vending machine" for ships, Stanley added.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
The vending machine in the laundromat hasn't worked for months, so I walk across the street to the gas station—the one that: leaves its giant inflated Santa Claus up year-round—to get a bottle of juice.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
