Example Sentences

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"This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in childrens' brains," Lanier said.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The war comes to be defined by the Spartan general Brasidas, who goes on to wrong-foot Thucydides in 424 B.C., and Cleon, who may have engineered Thucydides’ exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“Getting a first-floor master bedroom is another way we have engineered physical activity out of our lives.”

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Scientists have engineered the microbiome of plants for the first time, boosting the prevalence of 'good' bacteria that protect the plant from disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Pericles seems to have engineered Anaxagoras’ release from prison, but it was too late.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan