windup
Example Sentences
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He’s got a windup like the most famous No. 32.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
On Wednesday he was an automaton, almost like a windup toy.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Early designs included fake vomit and a plastic robot called Mr. Machine, a windup robot that was transparent, allowing children to see how the gears worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
The Dodgers trailed the Yankees 6-4 in the eighth inning of the 1955 Series opener when Robinson bolted for home as Whitey Ford began his windup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
“One-and-two to Baker. J. R. Richard rocks into his windup, around comes the arm, the one-two pitch...”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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