pinball machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pinball machine
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He compared trying to find a path between bins and cars as being "like a pinball machine".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
My kid is going to want to play a vintage pinball machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that, to a lonely young man, a pinball machine might seem to have its own “temperament and moods,” but then technology is often perceived as emotional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The Fed slowed QT because the standing repo facility, their emergency lending window, started lighting up like a pinball machine.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
Her mind bings and shrieks like a pinball machine.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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