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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The industries that have to use more expensive steel as an input, such as automobiles, machinery, and farm equipment, would become less competitive compared with foreign rivals that can access cheaper steel.
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Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025
New industries like steel, electricity and petrochemicals boomed, as did sectors including construction and machinery.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Workers pour molten steel at a machinery manufacturing company which produces for export in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on March 5, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
The threat of import tariffs has raised alarm bells in Europe, as vehicles and machinery are the European Union’s biggest exports to the United States.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025
New industries like steel, electricity and petrochemicals boomed, as did sectors including construction and machinery.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Workers pour molten steel at a machinery manufacturing company which produces for export in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on March 5, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
The threat of import tariffs has raised alarm bells in Europe, as vehicles and machinery are the European Union’s biggest exports to the United States.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Machinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinery. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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