: a machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printer's type by means of keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto the paper
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In this case, her typing, which is accompanied by the two soldiers (Justin Hopkins and Karl Huml) on their own typewriters, leads to a dismemberment Frankenstein-style.—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026 Our guy is just pecking away at his little typewriter or writing his memories in longhand.—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Rumor has it that Danielle Steel uses a vintage typewriter, and James Joyce preferred writing in crayon.—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for typewriter