How to Use contraption in a Sentence

contraption

noun

• The people wondered how the contraption worked.
• The minute one falls, the whole contraption starts to go.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 23 Aug. 2018
• Now if only there was a contraption like this for fitted bed sheets.
  — Shelby Deering, Good Housekeeping, 27 Nov. 2018
• Schwartz also voiced concerns about the impact the contraption will have on marine life.
  — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2018
• The cozy contraption comes with two layers: fuzzy faux-Sherpa on one side, and plush fleece on the other.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2018
• Or, try a tumbler, which is a contraption that reportedly takes less time to fully compost your scraps.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 8 Jan. 2019
• But Strange Hotel’s attempt to add more and more contraptions fizzled.
  — Takashi Mochizuki, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2019
• Larson believed the contraption would flag false answers via distinct fluctuations etched by a stylus onto a revolving drum of paper.
  — Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
• The calming contraption comes in two sizes: a 5-pound option for small and medium dogs under 50 pounds, and a 7-pound version for larger animals.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 4 Dec. 2018
• The beginning of the video — as in the initial cut Banksy released two days after the stunt— demonstrates how the contraption was built, but the artist doesn’t explain exactly what went wrong on the day.
  — Julia Alexander, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2018
• Responsible for both Hive’s indoor and outdoor camera designs, Béhar isn’t new to the world of design — especially with contraptions like this.
  — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2018
• The contraption comes with one air-tight lid that goes on the top pan in the stack.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Jan. 2020
• The mise en place of my cup, spoon, and pour-over contraption.
  — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2021
• And this past July, a man pushed a peanut to the top of Pike’s Peak with a bizarre contraption taped to his nose.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022
• Did the new contraption give him some kind of new power?
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 1 Feb. 2022
• Godfrey got the idea to alter a toy football and add that to the contraption.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al.com, 18 June 2019
• The contraptions were light and cheap, costing about $350 each.
  — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
• Once in orbit, the contraption will be far enough away to look like a star to telescopes back on Earth.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
• This handy contraption is a classy way to tote around your favorite six-pack.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 19 Sep. 2022
• As the contraption sank, a rare deep-sea creature mistook it for a meal.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
• The 7-pound contraption folds down to the size of a briefcase, and includes a carry handle to boot.
  — Outdoor Life, 23 Apr. 2020
• The rough-hewn contraption first took flight in 2011, and the team that built it founded Volocopter to advance the design.
  — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2021
• There’s no telling when and if Vivo will launch such a contraption.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 July 2021
• One of the team members sketched plans for their pulley-like contraption in black ink.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 July 2021
• But the contraption failed to catch on, perhaps because smells could travel back up the pipe.
  — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 9 June 2022
• The entire contraption weighs less than two pounds and packs into a small mesh bag about the size of a sneaker.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2021
• Of the three probes that contained the wooden contraption, Ranger 4 was the only one to make it to the lunar surface.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2020
• There are all sorts of variations on this contraption, but the basic recipe is the same.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Oct. 2020
• Builders in Japan have built an enormous Lego contraption that endlessly moves tiny balls in a huge mechanical loop.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
• Clamping a giant waffle iron-looking contraption close to your scalp?
  — Kat Merck, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024