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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Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
These configurations allow the machinery to mimic the operation of Pressurized Water Reactors, which currently make up the majority of international nuclear plants.
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The fashion industry represents the third-largest manufacturing sector in Italy, trailing behind machinery and automotive — the entire supply chain is powered by about 79,000 companies and a more than 456,000-strong workforce.
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Now a startup wants to bring that same financial machinery to artificial intelligence.
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Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
These configurations allow the machinery to mimic the operation of Pressurized Water Reactors, which currently make up the majority of international nuclear plants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
The fashion industry represents the third-largest manufacturing sector in Italy, trailing behind machinery and automotive — the entire supply chain is powered by about 79,000 companies and a more than 456,000-strong workforce.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Now a startup wants to bring that same financial machinery to artificial intelligence.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 16 June 2026
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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