Example Sentences

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I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Alcaraz has tinkered with his opening shot this season and that may have been a contributing factor to a first-serve percentage below 50% which allowed Fognini to constantly apply pressure.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Reeves has tinkered with the way that debt is measured to free up more than £100bn to fund building, research and development as well as other major projects.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

He tinkered with his draft for a further quarter of an hour, then threaded in new sheets and typed up a fair copy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan