windup

Example Sentences

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Watching junior right-hander Fabian Bravo of Sun Valley Poly High pitch for the first time, there was something strangely familiar about his windup.

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

James plays both Hal and Bill, twin brothers whose family is cursed by the presence of a murderous windup monkey their father brings back from a trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Then the brachy leapt forward, breaking into a full gallop without so much as a windup.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older