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Free sign upThe phrase "a cog in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone or something that plays a small, often unrecognized role in a larger system or organization.
Example: "In the vast corporate machine, I often feel like just a cog in a wheel, contributing to the overall function without much recognition."
Alternatives: "a small part of" or "a minor component in".
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Tennis has become a cog in a globalised sports industry.
Don't want to be a cog in a machine?
I was like a cog in a machine.
Spitzer came to see Blodget as a cog in a corrupt system.
But now you're kind of just a cog in a wheel".
Students also increasingly want to be more than a cog in a corporate machine.
In the end it turns out he was a cog in a bad system, too.
She sees Mrs. Clinton as a liar and a cog in a rigged system.
A lifetime spent as a cog in a machine breeds a certain modesty.
His defense — he was a "cog in a machine" — is no defense at all.
According to Wells Fargo, Jacobson was more like a technical glitch than a cog in a well-oiled machine.
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