Example Sentences

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The firm has engineered several exits in the past month or so, including data-center cooling business CoolIT Systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Ben Stokes has engineered unimaginable Ashes escapes in the past.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

As if health coverage is a widget the company has engineered rather than a lifeline it is cutting.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

The narrowness of the playing area makes it difficult for the actors to do more than offer a stylized approximation of the slapstick ballet that Frayn has engineered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

"The fellow who has engineered this whole business."

From The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail by Connor, Ralph