He broke the gizmo he uses to open and close his garage door.
found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage
Recent Examples on the WebThe 1200 had plentiful seating fore and aft, capable of carrying 12 passengers, along with a nice selection of gizmos, including dual electric sunroofs, gullwing doors, and side-platform doors with windows.—Chloe Braithwaite, Robb Report, 2 May 2024 Though lithium-ion batteries are typically associated with gadgets and other consumer electronic gizmos, that’s increasingly no longer their main use case.—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 1 May 2024 Another major difference: No special glasses or gizmos are needed to view the a lunar eclipse, and people can directly stare at the moon.
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Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse:What is the difference?—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 In a way, devoting such a titanic structure to the display of delightful gizmos fulfilled this vision.—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024 Even Japanese musician Daisuke Inoue, who created a similar gizmo called the 8 Juke, was four years behind the Sparko Box.—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 15 Mar. 2024 The author did not intend to furnish the world with plate metal dummies stuffed with cogwheels, photocells, and other mechanical gizmos.—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024 And hairstyling is just the beginning of TikTok’s love affair with gizmos and doodads.—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023 With all the new gadgets and gizmos, doink cams and slime, Madden’s beloved telestrator has remained a constant.—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
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