machine
noun
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work.
machine-like
-
a word derived from
machine.
Example Sentences
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A machine-like consistency at the Grand Slams - unrivalled in the women's game - has led to 12 semi-finals in her past 13 major appearances.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
Now, consider the actual implications of that machine-like precision for USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
The bot can also do real-time language translations, but ChatGPT will respond in its older, machine-like voice.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
A few decades later, the artists of Pazo Fine Art’s “The Neo & The Geo” returned to these elements, but with machine-like precision and a stronger emphasis on 3-D forms.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021
Five of those guillotines—borrowed from the public library, the community college, plus our own elementary and high schools—slice construction paper with machine-like efficiency.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
