machinelike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of machinelike
Example Sentences
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That Norwegian, a 25-year-old Viking look-alike named Erling Haaland, is currently on a historic tear through English soccer—even by his own machinelike standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
At this nature-oriented museum, Serra’s sculptures are machinelike hulks in the garden.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
Every facet of his performances was similarly somber and machinelike.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
He would help symbolize the almost machinelike efficiency of the Yankees in the mid-20th century, when only twice between Ford’s rookie year and 1964 did they fail to make the postseason.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2020
She made a strange whirring sound and watched wide-eyed as her arm shot out, machinelike, toward Jennifer’s.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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