Sentence examples for such a contraption from inspiring English sources
No Roman soldier ever wore such a contraption at parades or in combat.
She could be excused, though, since it was her first time using such a contraption.
If the body were a machine, Turing wondered: is it possible to artificially create such a contraption that could think like he did?
The longest story, "The Turpentine Still," marvels at an American who built such a contraption in Haiti, in defiance of all common sense.
After the Soviet ambassador reveals the existence of a "Doomsday machine" that will automatically retaliate against an American nuclear attack, President Muffley asks his science advisor, Dr. Strangelove, if such a contraption might exist.
STEVE WOZNIAK built the original Apple I to share with his friends at the Homebrew Computer Club, but it was his business partner Steve Jobs who had the insight that there might be a market for such a contraption.
Plus, of course, the odd futuristic folly, such as a contraption best described as a Penny Farthing Nano.
I would say hogwash — who would ever buy such a silly contraption?
Would he be able to do midair maneuvers in such a bulky contraption?
It may be rather a surprise to find one of today's most eminent designers with a soft spot for such a kitschy contraption.
An appendix describes an instrument I have built to Ptolemy's specifications (possibly the first of its kind since the second century bc), in an attempt to find out how satisfactorily such a bizarre contraption will work; and it explains how various practical problems can be resolved.
