Examples of droid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From Pegasus and Proteus to Cardinal and Robin, the droids took the form of giant robotic hockey pucks or imposing robotic arms. Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 One of the coolest details of the land is some droid tracks, which are actually made by the original R2-D2 droid from the Star Wars films. Megan Dubois, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The company says the building will eventually employ as many as 2,500 of them in jobs that either assist the robots or do tasks that the droids can’t yet do. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 The item is prominently featured in the scene where Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, and R2-D2 are heading into the spaceport of Mos Eisley and are stopped by a squad of stormtroopers looking for the droids carrying the plans for the Death Star. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for droid 

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of droid was in 1952

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“Droid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droid. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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