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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Agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere has warned of the adverse impact of tariffs on its own business, including a $600 million hit from the levies in fiscal 2025.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Modern war power is based on the flow of fighting machinery, not the stockpile.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Guests can also take advantage of the cutting-edge diagnostic machinery on offer—from blood tests to DNA testing.
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Details on how Cherone became trapped in the machinery remain unclear.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Modern war power is based on the flow of fighting machinery, not the stockpile.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Guests can also take advantage of the cutting-edge diagnostic machinery on offer—from blood tests to DNA testing.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Details on how Cherone became trapped in the machinery remain unclear.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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