Example Sentences

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Huang says she’s looking to build a new system that serves every Angeleno, rather than tinkering with the one that exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They all contain cryostats like the one Marcel is tinkering with.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

He is famous for tinkering with music until the last possible minute—sometimes even altering albums online after he puts them out—and the release of “Bully” was anything but straightforward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They went to bed and I started tinkering around on it and then a bit more, bit more and then that developed into: 'Let's get a piano.'

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Most of Imre’s citizens did not like the thought of a thousand minds tinkering with dark forces better left alone.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss