tinkered
Example Sentences
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Along the way, he tinkered with classical music on 1991's Liverpool Oratorio and released a series of dance albums as The Fireman.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Then he went straight to the lab, tinkered, and won the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 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
Leo tinkered with his sphere, tapping and nudging one of the jewels on its surface.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
