How to Use vending machine in a Sentence

vending machine

noun
  • Let’s talk about the vending machine.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
  • These students got to choose book from the school's book vending machine.
    — Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The vending machine quickly proved too small a stage.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • There are no shops, souvenir stands or vending machines.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Just front your store with vending machines that can be stocked from behind, and then close the doors.
    — Nikki Baird, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Samples said picking a book out of the vending machine lived up to the hype.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 11 Mar. 2021
  • For fans wanting to buy on the move, vending machines are up and running.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • The sergeant walked over to a vending machine and returned with a granola bar.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2020
  • He was accused of stealing some coins from a vending machine.
    — Silvana Pagliuca, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
  • What did the football coach say to the broken vending machine?
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Yes, there will be a full-service bar, vending machines and a kitchenette.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024
  • The money can be used on more chips at vending machine corners, which are break points in each run.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • It can also be used to pay for things at vending machines, convenience stores and some shops.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
  • Otherwise known as the home of the famous pecan pie vending machine.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Across metro Atlanta, there are now vending machines stocked with more than your run-of-the-mill snacks.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
  • Compass Group runs the gamut from vending machines to full-scale food service.
    — Heidi Finley, charlotteobserver, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Using a rock, someone had smashed a glass front door, and then a vending machine, taking snacks.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • There was a Monopoly game in that vending machine, too.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • The new rule will apply to airport restaurants, cafes and vending machines.
    — Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The sisters prayed in front of a vending machine, tears streaming down Edith's cheeks.
    — Freep.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Look for the oyster vending machines, too (the oysters are sold closed, so be prepared to shuck).
    — Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Those who are using the service should bring their own water and snacks, there are vending machines on site.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Commuters will also see new touchscreen vending machines that will give change.
    — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The pair had been accused of stealing $8 from a gas station vending machine.
    — Nili Blanck, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2021
  • The vending machine remains the gold standard.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • If the coffee shop were to open, the vending machines that are in the snack room would be relocated.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Will the Miller Lite vending machine and Speed Pitch be back?
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Japan has the most vending machines per capita in the world and thousands of earthquakes every year.
    — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023
  • A week or so later his friend Kevin Hart sent him a vending machine full of condoms.
    — Mychal Denzel Smith, Men's Health, 3 June 2022
  • The sales of such substances are proposed to be restricted to staffed stores rather than vending machines.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

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