contraption

Lillard's uncle and grandfather created a contraption that would open the iron lung so Lillard could live alone and get in out of the iron lung herself.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Holding a glass jug, Jorge Velazco Rocha crouches before a contraption of wooden barrels stacked in cascading fashion at his roadside tavern along the scrubby flanks of the Volcán de Colima.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

ROMONT, Switzerland—Willy Wonka would have marveled at one of the machines at a manufacturing plant here—a contraption that injects flavors into coffee capsules via a set of whirring tubes labeled “hazelnut,” “caramel,” and “blueberry cheesecake.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The first time I wore them, the contraption felt like a puppeteer controlling my legs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Artemis picked up the contraption by the straps, searching for the source.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

In some cases, Rizk said he has recommended a less painful, low-tech fix: cellphone holders, metal contraptions that have a flexible gooseneck that holds the mobile device up to eye level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Photomatica, one of several companies riding the photo booth wave, has been restoring and operating these contraptions since 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

All those Rube Goldberg contraptions we used to make our marriages equal, like hiring a house cleaner, the nanny, and family who lives close by, were stripped away.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024

They cracked in our hands as we built our contraptions, spilling onto the newspaper we had haphazardly laid out.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller