tinkering

Example Sentences

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Over the holidays, developers and AI enthusiasts spent hours tinkering with the tool and said they were “Claude-pilled,” or addicted to the product.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

And then, as coaches, what we do is we start tinkering.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

After tinkering more, he landed on a story he liked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Spalding has all the attributes of a future entrepreneur and loves tinkering with cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The tenants, who still had no idea what Ampai was up to, complained about having to stumble around, so Somkit made up some excuse about tinkering with the tinfoil cones.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat