time machines
- plural of time machine.
Example Sentences
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"Ice cores are like time machines that let scientists take a look at what our planet was like in the past," explained Shackleton, who has worked on several Antarctic drilling expeditions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2025
“Scientists say that time machines are not possible, but Rajinikanth has the power to take us back to childhood,” said one fan named Arun, who watched the movie on opening day in Mumbai.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
It’s not that these bottles get better with time, per se; it’s that the bottles themselves are little liquid time machines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
In some ways, the only difference between my novel and many Americans’ reality is that my activists have access to some really cool time machines.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2022
As for time machines, perhaps you too have longed to live among the ancient Romans, practicing elocution like Demosthenes with your mouth comically full of pebbles.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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