Example Sentences

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Since then, it’s been all machine-tooled hits for Maroon 5, with non-Levine band members essentially tapping out of songwriting duties entirely.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2018

Swift is machine-tooled and arena-ready, glamorously costumed and moving like a model with every step.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2018

At times “Denial” reminded me of nothing so much as “Philomena,” another machine-tooled entertainment in which a couple of comically mismatched Brits pursue justice by looking past their differences and excavating history.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2016

"Shiny chrome, smooth gleaming surfaces, its machine-tooled curves and the feel of it," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2016

Their sole possible rivals were half a dozen garishly bound Middle School prizes, machine-tooled, and to be mistaken for treasures only at a distance of several yards.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold