Examples of machinery in a Sentence
Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.
a piece of farm machinery
Something was clogging the machinery.
The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.
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Copper is a crucial component in a variety of goods, including electronics, machinery and cars.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
As for Japan, the country accounted for 6.2% of the U.S.'s machinery and mechanical imports in 2022.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 July 2025
All of my designs are handcrafted in pure silver, with minimal to no use of machinery.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
And the work requires extraordinary precision—mistakes can cost tens of thousands of dollars and damage expensive machinery.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
As for Japan, the country accounted for 6.2% of the U.S.'s machinery and mechanical imports in 2022.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 July 2025
All of my designs are handcrafted in pure silver, with minimal to no use of machinery.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
And the work requires extraordinary precision—mistakes can cost tens of thousands of dollars and damage expensive machinery.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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machinery
noun
ma·chin·ery
mə-ˈshēn-(ə-)rē 
plural machineries
1
: machines in general
2
: the working parts of a machine or instrument
3
: the organization or system by which something is done or carried on
machinery of government
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