How to Use pinball machine in a Sentence

pinball machine

noun
Definition of pinball machinenext
  • My wife loves the pinball machines and works her way down the aisles.
    — Kim Windyka, Daily Intelligencer, 16 June 2018
  • There was a room at the back of the store with a pinball machine and jukebox where teens could hang out.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • To game lovers, though, the best of all that ephemera is The Addams Family pinball machine.
    — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The field looked like a pinball machine with both sides moving in and out of the other's end with precision and speed, in spite of the weather.
    — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • There's a dance floor, a DJ, pinball machines and a friendly crowd of regulars at the pool table.
    — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 5 May 2018
  • The pinball machine isn’t for sale, said Mr. Landau, but most of the other games can be purchased along with the house if a buyer desires.
    — Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The first few moments at the first Hell’s Kitchen outside a casino or a hotel place diners in a pinball machine.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The media room also features pinball machines and a chess set.
    — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 15 Aug. 2016
  • In one episode of Pickers, one of the hosts, Mike Wolfe, literally arm wrestles a seller to set the price of a pinball machine.
    — Stephen Lurie, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2021
  • But in terms of major pinball machine makers, only Stern Pinball is still in the game.
    — Peter Rugg, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2017
  • And the 10 men paid the price, the unlikely scorer Bakary Sako with an equalizer that wouldn't look out of place in a pinball machine with only a minute to spare.
    — SI.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Sprinkled about are artful touches like a raw copper tap box and two pinball machines off the main room.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive.com, 29 July 2019
  • Bowlers pay for shoes and by-the-hour alley rates at Bowlero's front counter, which is backed by vintage photos and the painted back glass of a 1970 Strike Zone pinball machine.
    — John Monaghan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Some, like Google, have offered free concerts and pinball machines—alongside free food, of course.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There is also a bar, a gym and an arcade-style area with a pinball machine, shuffleboard and foosball, all of which were sold with the home, Mr. Lewis said.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Advertisement The ding of pinball machines and an electronic buzz bounced through the cramped space.
    — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
  • Artwork on the back wall, a few pinball machines and arcades, and the bar taps behind the counter betray its standing as a neighborhood haunt.
    — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Cobra Arcade Bar: A vintage video game and pinball machine bar with cocktails and craft beer.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Dusty gumball machines filled with little toys sit in a corner, near a small pinball machine.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The male found a pinball machine online and contacted the company to purchase it.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2021
  • The wine’s energizing acidity made the sides of my tongue light up like a Bally’s pinball machine.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022
  • There were pinball machines and grand pianos, Yamahas and Steinways, in every house.
    — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • Patrons can also enjoy the pool table and a couple of pinball machines.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2023
  • Funarama is in the strip across from the public restrooms, and Playland Arcade, which boasts a wide selection of pinball machines, is just down the road.
    — Nicole Defeudis, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • The McKinney brothers have been called to remove everything from a pinball machine to a hot tub to an 800-pound furnace.
    — Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • More recent pinball machines include Avengers, Ghostbusters and Star Wars, each of which has been manufactured in the last decade.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Some 35 years ago, its leftover World War II-era pinball machines finally got tossed.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2018
  • Worn wires spill out like spaghetti from an old pinball machine's control console.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022
  • But who would have imagined that her cellar of curiosities would include a slot machine, Nipper the RCA dog and a pinball machine?
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Your question pings like an old pinball machine — jack-of-all-trade-ism, job-hopping, restaurant work, anxiety, ping, ping, ping.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, 30 July 2019

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