How do you use Clockmaker in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like craftsman or artisan, plus the exact meaning.
Clockmaker meaning
- A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
- God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe.
Synonyms of Clockmaker
Using Clockmaker
- The main meaning on this page is: A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks. | God in His role as the creator of the clockwork universe.
- Useful related words include: clocksmith, craftsman, artisan, journeyman.
Context around Clockmaker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clockmaker
- In this selection, "clockmaker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, silversmith, retired, dying, weekend and turns stand out and add context to how "clockmaker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dying clockmaker who imagines and a retired clockmaker from williston. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clockmaker" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clockmaker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Among them was Norman Boyden, 80, a retired clockmaker from Williston. (11 words)
Yves Afonso, 73, French actor (The Clockmaker, Weekend, One Deadly Summer). (11 words)
Morton's sixth book, The Clockmaker's Daughter, got middling reviews when released late last year. (16 words)
Before the story of Benjamin's life begins, the dying Daisy first tells her daughter a story about a clockmaker called Monsieur Gateau (Elias Koteas), who was commissioned to build a clock for a new train station. (37 words)
Postponed from spring 2020, this choral opera by Paola Prestini and Rinde Eckert is the story of a dying clockmaker who imagines himself a magician who must pass along his prized book of magic before he dies. (37 words)
In the end, Paganini's salvation—administered by a god-like Clockmaker—turns out to be imprisonment in a large bottle where he plays his music for the amusement of the public through all eternity. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
Luckily, they found sanctuary in the home of postmaster Caleb Bentley, who also served as the local silversmith, clockmaker and inventor.
Among them was Norman Boyden, 80, a retired clockmaker from Williston.
Before the story of Benjamin's life begins, the dying Daisy first tells her daughter a story about a clockmaker called Monsieur Gateau (Elias Koteas), who was commissioned to build a clock for a new train station.
Postponed from spring 2020, this choral opera by Paola Prestini and Rinde Eckert is the story of a dying clockmaker who imagines himself a magician who must pass along his prized book of magic before he dies.
Morton's sixth book, The Clockmaker's Daughter, got middling reviews when released late last year.
Yves Afonso, 73, French actor (The Clockmaker, Weekend, One Deadly Summer).
In the end, Paganini's salvation—administered by a god-like Clockmaker—turns out to be imprisonment in a large bottle where he plays his music for the amusement of the public through all eternity.
Precision engineering, clock and jewellery manufacture Clockmaker 's workshop in a sitting room (postcard around 1900) main In the relatively inaccessible Black Forest valleys industrialization did not arrive until late in the day.