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Examples of time machine in a Sentence
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As to the certification of the prior election results, there is no time machine to turn back those events.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Inside is a four-poster bed with a floral headboard all surrounded by walls painted a soothing pale blue—like if Daphne Bridgerton took a time machine to the 2020s and decided to redecorate.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 June 2024
Political economy was not a time machine, his detractors pointed out.
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Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the web
The internet is ephemeral, with the average life of a web page – before it's changed or deleted – about 100 days.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 21 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near time machine
Cite this Entry
“Time machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20machine. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
time machine
noun
: a fictional machine that allows one to travel backward or forward in time
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