How to Use dynamo in a Sentence

dynamo

noun
  • But if the dynamo isn’t the cause, how might a magnetar form?
    Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The front light is wired to a separate front-hub dynamo, not the battery.
    Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 17 July 2019
  • Sheila has been a ratings dynamo, and that’s why she’s murdered so many people.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Welker took the league by storm as an unknown 26-year-old dynamo in the slot.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Plus, these dynamos will enable phones to shrink to the size of a box of Tic Tacs.
    Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Every four years, there's a new dynamo in the pool at the Summer Olympics.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The 4-foot-7 dynamo needed a lift to ascend to the top of the podium.
    Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The same can be said of the lineup, with Betts serving as a top-of-the-order dynamo.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2019
  • The spinning dynamo is just one half of the equation, however.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2017
  • Fans were excited to see what the 5-foot-1 dynamo would do in Tokyo.
    Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • However, the dribbling dynamo's shot was tame, and span wide of Forster's far-post.
    SI.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The dynamo inside our own planet Earth is set to keep roiling for billions of years to come.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The 4-foot-8-inch dynamo has won five Olympic medals, including four gold.
    Washington Post, 22 July 2021
  • This study aimed to prove that the dynamo actually begins near the sun's surface.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • Bridges off the bench gives Phoenix someone who could be defensive dynamo with a scoring punch.
    Duane Rankin, azcentral, 3 July 2019
  • First-year defensive dynamo Ryan Dunn would stand in for Beal.
    Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Lesli is just a dynamo, and Alex Gansa, our showrunner, is brilliant and a very good leader.
    Zac Posen, Town & Country, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Not even six months removed from his last leukemia treatment, the wiry guard has grown into a 3-point dynamo and go-to closer.
    Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • But Earth’s inner dynamo does not provide a perfect defense.
    Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The plot centers on a roboticist aunt, her orphaned niece and the high-tech dynamo who comes into their lives (not for the better).
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The Lucid Air may be a luxury sedan, but it's powered by a dynamo.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 July 2022
  • This process, called the solar dynamo, operates deep below the surface.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The biggest boost of all was midfield dynamo Joe Allen, signing a new four year contract.
    SI.com, 8 July 2018
  • The new study instead suggests the dynamo may come from continuous core growth itself.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
  • As the rider pedals, the rotational motion of the rear wheel spins up a dynamo in the freehub.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 5 June 2025
  • Diego Schwartzman, a 5-foot-7 dynamo in a land of athletic giants, has won the hearts of fans here.
    Helene Elliott, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • True to her word, this seemingly tireless San Diego dynamo is at work on several fronts.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Trae Young is a one-man wrecking ball -- an offensive dynamo that has torched the Cavs throughout the season.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The dynamo came to the US in 2019 and worked as a chef at HaSalon.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Least of all the director here, a pocket-sized Tatar dynamo called Taras Voznyak, who meets me in his office.
    Waldemar Januszczak For The Times, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2022

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