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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The American government dwarfs other nations in rescue experience, capacity and heavy machinery able to pull people alive from rubble.
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Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
An Israeli finance ministry official said on Thursday that Trump’s latest tariff announcement could impact Israel’s exports of machinery and medical equipment.
—Erin Doherty,annika Kim Constantino,yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Other major exports included $18.4 billion in machinery and $16.2 billion in chemicals—all potentially at risk of retaliatory tariffs from trading partners in response to Trump's trade policies.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Last year, Americans imported about $439 billion of products from China — chiefly electronics, clothing, and machinery — while exporting only $144 billion.
—Jeff Guo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
An Israeli finance ministry official said on Thursday that Trump’s latest tariff announcement could impact Israel’s exports of machinery and medical equipment.
—Erin Doherty,annika Kim Constantino,yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2025
Other major exports included $18.4 billion in machinery and $16.2 billion in chemicals—all potentially at risk of retaliatory tariffs from trading partners in response to Trump's trade policies.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Last year, Americans imported about $439 billion of products from China — chiefly electronics, clothing, and machinery — while exporting only $144 billion.
—Jeff Guo, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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