mechanical instrument
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If the problem is that a bureaucratic system is impersonal, unaccountable, creepy, and has a flawed or biased decision criteria, then why fetishize and render mysterious the mere mechanical instrument of the system’s will?
From Slate • May 20, 2015
But what makes the clock at 346 Broadway extraordinary is that it is, to this day, a purely mechanical instrument, one that must be wound every week.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2014
Do become a creature instead of a mechanical instrument . . . start at the very beginning and be a perfect baby .
From Time Magazine Archive
Fernando Valenti has a lyrical touch for his mechanical instrument and just the blithe spirit to go with it.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his twenties now, Horace made a mechanical instrument that helped his father study how far a stone moved vertically.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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