Adjective
the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights
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Adjective
Car lots, mechanic shops, and cafes line a forlorn stretch of Route 66 in central Amarillo, but vibrant art galleries, antique shops, restaurants, a bookstore, and record shop are concentrated in a lively 13-block strip of the famed highway west of the central business district.—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026 In June 2020, the 72-year-old former police officer and mechanic pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and other crimes in order to avoid the death penalty.—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
The trade-off is a potentially larger depreciation and more difficulty finding parts and knowledgeable mechanics for those holding long-term.—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026 The game's flight model is incredibly complicated, with a focus on realistic modeling and some notoriously finicky landing mechanics.—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mechanic
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mēchanikos, from mēchanē