tinker

For a long time, I’d watched Paul tinker with the recipe for his perfect relationship.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

She also got to treat patients, including one with "fidgety legs", give out pretend prescriptions, take phone calls and tinker with various bits of medical equipment.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

“I’m able to just go out and play baseball as opposed to trying to tinker and fix certain stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

While her kids watch TV, Acheson likes to tinker with Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

It’s like the bluefin know how tired I am, because they give one last flurry of feeding, making tinker explode in all directions, and then suddenly they’re gone.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

As fans and pundits begin to predict City's downfall, Guardiola tinkers with his squad before a long winning streak results in his club being crowned Premier League champions.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

As curious gas-station patrons wander in to see what’s behind the secret door, he tinkers with smoke and professional-grade whippers and runs cocktail mixtures through a centrifuge to smooth the texture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

With the Western Washington food landscape littered with doughnut shops, Vincent tinkers with different flavors to make his sweets stand out.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

Everybody else tinkers around our artistry,’ but actions speak louder than words and there was nothing there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Dad has his workshop next to mine and tinkers with his projects there.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

And as the entrepreneurial engineers tinkered, they found ways to save money while also extending their weapons’ range by nearly 375 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

He tinkered with the box for what seemed forever as the black-and-white patterns zigzagged across the screen.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

And over time, from their tinkering comes their version of right and good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Although the unnecessary tinkering didn’t damage her truck, other chatbot advice could have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

One moment, Athipat Wichan was tinkering with song ideas off stage while watching his band perform to a packed crowd at a bar in Bangkok.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Far from being a flawless machine, the body reads more like a patchwork of compromises shaped by millions of years of evolutionary tinkering.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Most of Imre’s citizens did not like the thought of a thousand minds tinkering with dark forces better left alone.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss