Example Sentences

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Do androids dream of electric balls and strikes—plus some other questions on baseball’s Opening Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Besides Fanning’s, the only other mug copied on the dozens of Weyland-Yutani androids working under Tessa is that of fellow actor Cameron Brown.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

The story follows a robot detective who is investigating a string of robot and human killings, and, like many sci-fi stories about androids and artificial intelligence, touches on themes like what makes humans human.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

“There’s a certain model of whatnot—real whatnots, I mean, the androids Frances Miranda Gonzagaga originally built,” she said.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix