crank

Example Sentences

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If electricity fails, the bunker's ventilation system can be operated manually using a hand crank — much like in vintage cars.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Though Americans crank up the thermostat every winter, price increases for electricity and gas utility bills were not as sharp at the same point last year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

So let’s crank up Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” album and take a ride down memory lane, shall we?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

“This is going to be the typical industry Medicare lobbying on crank, this next 90 days,” Gorman, the consultant, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

My younger brothers adored running the machine and begged to take a turn, but you had to watch them—they were murder on the crank.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly