APPLIANCE in a Sentence

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For APPLIANCE, below is one of 16 sentences:
Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.

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 Meanings and Examples of APPLIANCE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
appliance
 n.  durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
Classic Sentence:
1  These I steeped in hot water, and so from the whole of these appliances extracted one cup of I don't know what for Estella.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXIII
2  On Wemmick's return from working these mechanical appliances, I expressed the great admiration with which I regarded them, and he said, "Well, you know, they're both pleasant and useful to the Aged."
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVII
3  With the aid of these appliances we all had something warm to drink, including the Aged, who was soon awake again.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXVII
4  Here Mr. Micawber provokingly left off; and began to peel the lemons that had been under my directions set before him, together with all the other appliances he used in making punch.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 49. I AM INVOLVED IN MYSTERY
5  I could find no machinery, no appliances of any kind.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In V
6  When I had started with the Time Machine, I had started with the absurd assumption that the men of the Future would certainly be infinitely ahead of ourselves in all their appliances.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VI
7  Then I stopped the machine, and saw about me again the old familiar laboratory, my tools, my appliances just as I had left them.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In XII
8  We have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
Example Sentence:
1  It has served North Americans with small appliance needs for many years.
2  If those two wires touch, the appliance will short-circuit and probably go up in flames.
3  He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine and other household appliances.
4  Don't overuse heated appliances on you hair.
5  We stock a wide range of domestic appliances, including fridges, freezers and dishwashers.
6  Their living room is equipped with all kinds of modern appliances.
7  We update the kitchen in the old house and add some modern appliances.
8  A buzzer or beeper is a signaling device, usually electronic, typically used in automobiles, household appliances such as a microwave oven, or game shows.