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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Instead, decisions are made by a small group of officials close to the president without the planning or coordination of the larger machinery of government, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also serves as the president's national security adviser.
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This will help keep Japan’s energy-intensive industries running, from automobiles to steel manufacturing and heavy machinery.
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However, some small items may fall through the machinery.
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These typically need to be hand-harvested or using some machinery such as trunk shakers.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
This will help keep Japan’s energy-intensive industries running, from automobiles to steel manufacturing and heavy machinery.
—Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
However, some small items may fall through the machinery.
—Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
These typically need to be hand-harvested or using some machinery such as trunk shakers.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for machinery
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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