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How to Use "Machine" with Example Sentences

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machine (n): a piece of equipment that is designed to do a specific job

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Used with verbs:

"The machine broke down again."
(broke down)

"How do you use this machine?"
(use, power, work, start, stop, operate, run)

"He built a machine that didn't require electricity."
(built, invented, designed, made)

"Who installed this machine?"
(installed, serviced, set up, designed)

"We need to fix the machine."
(fix, repair, plug in, unplug)

Used with nouns:

"The police found a garage full of machine guns."
(guns)

"We need to order some machine parts."
(parts, tools)

"We hired a licensed machine operator."
(operator)

Used with adjectives:

"Their company makes voting machines."
(voting, sewing, washing, soda)

"I learned how to work a dialysis machine."
(dialysis, x-ray, MRI, ultrasound)

"Where is the ATM machine?"
(ATM, cash, copying, copy, Xerox, fax, vending)

"I bought an exercise machine."
(exercise, espresso, pinball, karaoke, ice, coffee)

"We don't have an answering machine."
(answering)

"He works with large machines."
(large, huge, powerful, sophisticated, automatic, electronic)

"We need to replace the broken machine."
(broken, defective)

Used with prepositions:

"The machine runs on oil."
(on)

"This machine is for sewing."
(for)

"What kind of fuel is used by this machine?"
(by)

"What is in this machine?"
(in)

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