How to Use cog in a Sentence

cog

noun
  • The 20-year-old was a key cog of that machine.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The head coach will be the most important cog in the wheel.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Got to keep the cogs of finance turning.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Align the drive splines inside the wheel with the drive cog and press the wheel into place.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But Green is still a vital cog, still the heartbeat of the team.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • There are gears and cogs and tiny little glasses and top hats throughout.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Expect the cogs to start turning again in the summer.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The cogs are more visible than ever.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • When healthy, Loáisiga has been a key cog in the New York bullpen.
    — Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Ekeler has been a key cog in the passing game and is a reliable threat in the red zone.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • That seems unlikely, given the careers and big games the key cogs have logged.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Didn’t have to worry about that back in the days when everybody was a faceless cog.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The ghost has broken the laws of nature but she’s still treated like a cog in the system.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Sweet is a critical cog who keeps the spigot flowing.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Cassian is but a single cog in the enormous machine that is the galaxy far, far away.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Of course, dropping down a cog or two serves up even more blistering performance.
    — Peter Robinson, Car and Driver, 23 July 2023
  • Blocking tight ends are an underrated cog in the downhill run game.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • At worst, the former Clemson standout will be a key cog on special teams.
    — Mike Kaye updated May 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • Evans and Rochell were re-signed to primarily serve as special teams cogs.
    — Mike Kaye march 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Bayer is a silent yet staple cog in the broader healthcare landscape.
    — Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Bob Rosier was the main cog in Tommies’ pound-it-inside attack.
    — Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune, 6 Dec. 2020
  • But undoubtedly the biggest loss was Daniels, the key cog in both the run and pass games.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jauregui’s lab is just a small cog in a much bigger (and growing) world of quantum research.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
  • All the cogs in the marketing wheel should be working together.
    — Dana Nowick, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • But for the entire team to produce at this pace, the Dodgers have needed other cogs to click as well.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • But our moon and the other planets move with the cogs of different celestial gears.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Star partners may leave in favor of building their own brand rather than being another cog in the wheel.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Peter is now a cog in the machine officially.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The Vikings still view Addison as a key cog of their passing attack.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In recent years, Vietnam has become a key cog in the global supply chain.
    — John Boudreau, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020

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