Sentence examples for contraption for the from inspiring English sources

(God, or somebody, forbid he should try to work the new Rube Goldberg contraption for the crosstown bus).

A battle started with a complex boot-up routine with much switch-flicking in the hanger, as if bringing to life an eccentric workshop contraption for the first time.

With the war's end drawing near, Mr. Gross demonstrated his contraption for the Federal Communications Commission, which created the Citizens Radio Communications Servicee for private short-range radio transmissions.

So he used a new contraption for the first time tonight -- a small white podium that he balanced on his lap as he sat on a raised platform speaking to the crowd at the airport.

It was also true, he said, that Negroponte "had problems with this Rube Goldberg policy contraption for fixing the Middle East".

A microscope takes pride of place, but nearby are other instruments for measuring the density of liquids and a curious looking contraption for acceleration of the fermentation process by the gentle heating of beer.

I have to admit, I felt bad for you, at times, during "Elysium," because you have to wear the heavy-looking exoskeleton contraption for most of the movie.

The set by Carl Fillion is a massive circular edifice, which revolves and folds ingeniously to provide different levels and geometries for each scene - although the contraption for Winston's torture and famous encounter with the rats in the padded cell of Room 101 seems unnecessarily elaborate.

This plastic contraption is for the indecisive BBQ guest.

Often, fear of new technology seems to be responsible: in the late 19th Century, early telephone users reported giddiness and wracking pain after using the new contraption, for instance, while Scandinavian workers in the 1980s developed surprising rashes, apparently from their computer monitors.

On Tuesday, Mark Correia, 18, got strapped into a straitjacket on the set of Global News' "The Morning Show," and plans on remaining in the contraption for two full weeks before attempting his escape.