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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cog" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small part of a larger mechanism or system, often metaphorically to describe a person who plays a minor role in a larger organization or process.
Example: "In the grand scheme of the project, I felt like just a cog in the machine, contributing but not making a significant impact."
Alternatives: "a small part" or "a minor player".
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I am a cog in the wheel.
You're a cog in the machine.
They're just a cog in the machine.
"He's a cog in the capitalist system".
"He is just a cog in the capitalist system".
Tennis has become a cog in a globalised sports industry.
Don't want to be a cog in a machine?
He was a cog outside of the machine.
He was a cog in the machinery, not a crusader.
In film, you're a cog in this big wheel.
I was like a cog in a machine.
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