tinkered
Example Sentences
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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
Amorim tinkered his system once more to try and turn the tide, but his substitution of Casemiro left the Brazilian befuddled.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
“There he tinkered with dismembered clocks and toasters, and the pathos of dismantled gears, springs and wires infected him with a tenderness for mechanisms that spill their guts for all the world to see.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
He tinkered with a first-floor window, then sat down to supper with two of his children, Sophie and Preston.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
