like clockwork
Example Sentences
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Much of the spice’s charm is overshadowed by an ever-popular pumpkin spice craze, which peaks like clockwork at the start of autumn.
From Salon
“I don’t know what magic dust they sprinkled across the group, but since then, things have gone like clockwork,” Hunter said.
"This thing worked like clockwork. That doesn't happen often," explains David Fitzgerald, a former Latin America Chief of Operations for the CIA who also worked on planning missions with the US military.
From BBC
My daughter and I brought the Santas out from the garage like clockwork each November to start decorating our home, and we kept them up well into the new year.
From Los Angeles Times
At 74, I jumped into the 889th of the 1,200 circles and am moving through the 25th row like clockwork.
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