This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
1. an alert and energetic person Cummins Genset
2. a generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
The word dynamo has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 10 in “At the All-Star Game, Learning Opportunities Abound” by Tyler Kepner:
Shohei Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way dynamo, is the star of stars, a source of awe even among the elite.
“I was very curious to see what made some of the greats great, what their thought process was, the work to get to that point,” said Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, who started for the American League last July at Dodger Stadium. “I talked with Shohei quite a bit, and I thought that was pretty cool. I’ve got a lot of respect for him and the way he plays the game — and, my God, is he a special player.”
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