mainspring

How To Use mainspring In A Sentence

• In Murphy's account, the mainspring of Douglas's public career was his aching, but never fulfilled, ambition for the presidency.
• Referring to Orme, Shirley sniffed, “It is a joke to suppose that secondary officers can make amends for the defects of the first; the mainspring must be the mover—the others in many cases can do no more than follow and correct a little its motions.” George Washington’s First War
• The green part of the book tells us what mainsprings can be used of different calibers by different watches.
• Christian faith was the mainspring of Peter's life.
• Her Christian faith was the mainspring of her life.
• Before we search out the mainsprings of his scholarly craftsmanship, let us take a stroll with Mike.
• My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.
• Also, the gear train of a mechanical watch is under constant load from the mainspring whereas the gear train in a quartz watch is not under any load.
• The biggest problem was how to compress those factory mainsprings that defy attempts at compression.
• The swan-neck cock made a slight creaking noise as it compressed the mainspring, then there was a click as the pawl took the strain and Hagman hinged the backsight up as high as it would go, then lined its notch with the blade-sight dovetailed at the muzzle. Sharpe's Havoc