tinker

Example Sentences

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While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.

From BBC

It tinkers with toe boxes, sponsors ranchers for bull-riding events and uses fabric that is more flexible to accommodate preferences for more functional fits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then he went straight to the lab, tinkered, and won the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

John tinkers with the Enigma machine we keep in the room.

From Literature

Certainly nothing about the thick orange power cables under the hood invites tinkering.

From The Wall Street Journal