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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Manufacturers like Zar, who invested personally in the machinery and materials to serve a real and dire need, were dropped when the Covid panic subsided in favor of low-cost offshore options.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
The job requires operating heavy machinery and handling volatile materials, with methane leaks posing a constant threat of catastrophic blasts.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Among them were life sciences firms Sartorius and Danaher , tobacco giant Philip Morris , semiconductor machinery maker Lam Research , and medical supplies manufacturer Biologix.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Iran has also helped Russia in the war, with Shahed drones, and China has sold Russia machinery and microelectronics that Moscow can use to make weapons, Western officials say.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
The job requires operating heavy machinery and handling volatile materials, with methane leaks posing a constant threat of catastrophic blasts.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Among them were life sciences firms Sartorius and Danaher , tobacco giant Philip Morris , semiconductor machinery maker Lam Research , and medical supplies manufacturer Biologix.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Iran has also helped Russia in the war, with Shahed drones, and China has sold Russia machinery and microelectronics that Moscow can use to make weapons, Western officials say.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 4 May. 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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