How to Use waterwheel in a Sentence

waterwheel

noun

• Still the wind blows, the rain falls, the waterwheel goes round.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2018
• The press was run by a waterwheel that frequently got jammed by fish.
  — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 17 June 2018
• This is a giant, historic wood waterwheel that was used to grind wheat into grain.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 21 Feb. 2020
• There are jetty lights, shiplights, brass lanterns, searchlights, deck lights plus porthole windows, a waterwheel in the yard and plenty of places to sit on the dock of the bay.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• In other cases, the clocks were driven by the same waterwheel that powered the factory.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
• There is a saltwater infinity pool, a hot tub and a koi pond with a waterwheel.
  — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
• Meanwhile, in the bathroom by the bedroom, my kids’ old faded plastic waterwheel waits motionless in the tub.
  — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
• Inside, a waterwheel dropped chalky white lime dust into the vermillion stream below.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022
• As a simple mental picture, imagine a clock with gears connected to a waterwheel instead of a motor.
  — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2021
• Mid-river, a peaceful island with a pleasant park and a rebuilt medieval waterwheel shows off what must have been impressive technology in its day.
  — Rick Steves, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2019
• Our cells generate fuel with one such engine, a gigantic protein called ATP synthase, which acts like a kind of molecular waterwheel.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2017
• It’s the knowledge-work equivalent of figuring out how to make the waterwheel turn faster—a useful improvement in the moment, but not nearly as important as the looming introduction of the steam engine.
  — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
• At the springhead, visitors can swim in crystal-clear waters, then explore a historic millhouse and waterwheel constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2021
• Dog-friendly outdoor seating capitalizes on the energy from neighboring bars and clubs, while inside diners find a touch of steampunk in decor accented by gears, tooled leather and vintage waterwheels.
  — Katherine Rodeghier, Dallas News, 18 June 2019
• A team of Los Angeles engineers used precisely machined aluminum and incorporated a toothed rotor that spins like a waterwheel.
  — Vince Beiser, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2007
• Once waterwheel is entrenched, management options are limited.
  — Marion Renault, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024