Sentence examples for miracle of engineering from inspiring English sources

The human skeleton is a miracle of engineering, combining both toughness and light weight.

Still, even if the prospects had dimmed there was still the miracle of engineering itself for us to admire.

The modern brassière, with as many as 43 components and a design as complicated as a suspension bridge, has long been a small miracle of engineering.

But from the vantage point of a kayak, floating insignificantly in front of this miracle of engineering, it just seemed ridiculous, like blowing a whistle at a 747.

It's a miracle of engineering, inspired by the shape of a Celtic double-headed axe, which lifts boats 24 feet (7.3 metres) in the air and shifts them from one canal into another.

The piano may be a miracle of engineering, and the violin an uncanny, almost-human creature that suffers and exults - but the sound of the flute, like that of the horn, seems to come from a mythic distance, stirring primitive memories and supernatural visions, yet as alive as breath itself.

Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, Stuff Matters will make you see stuff in a whole new way.

So-called standby generators from manufacturers like Kohler, Caterpillar, Generac and Cummins Onan are miracles of engineering that switch on automatically when your electricity shuts off, and can power everything in your house.

"Bees and all other insects are miracles of engineering which we are nowhere near equalling," said Prof James Marshall.

And although IoT devices are miracles of engineering, they are still underpowered compared to the hardware powering successful blockchains.

"Encyclopedias and medical textbooks can only tell you so much," Lodge has her complain in "A Man of Parts," just before she experiences the miracle of hydraulic engineering.