crane

A stroll around its periphery, through the crowds, shows its elaborate towers still framed by a construction crane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

They located an original spindle and replicated it, including the complex crane cutouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Images show the crane on its side and leaning on to part of a container vessel.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

He was speaking after workers used a crane to remove the metal gates that had long separated La Linea from Gibraltar.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

It has disappeared like that crane into the sky with its jackhammer cries.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Videos posted on social media last week show cranes at the Port of Shahid Rajaee, Iran’s largest commercial container port, at a standstill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“How many cranes are there in downtown Los Angeles today?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Reserves manager Helen Deavin said the site supported "rare and unusual species", including nesting bitterns, the swallowtail butterfly and a pair of cranes that successfully raised a chick this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Helene cranes her neck back and stares up the sheer cliff face.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

A swarm of tourists craned their necks to see the instalment of the cross's upper arm, visible amid the scaffolding and workers who put finishing touches from their harnesses.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Talking about the building process, Royds called it a "DIY makeover on steroids" and said 42,000 pieces of steel had to craned into the theatre, with thousands of people coming together to make it happen.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

As race host Joey Christensen read off the names of the top three finishers — Maifield, Fuller and Phend — the crowd members craned their necks, knowing what was coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

Standing beside Muul along a sidewalk in the Gatewood neighborhood, I craned my neck to look for the merlin at the top of a tall tree but all I saw were branches.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

When I craned my ears again, the moment had passed.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Dorr was inspired by his wife, Nell, a renowned photographer, who was tired of riding shotgun and craning her neck out the window to see where the asphalt ended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

On July 14, it shared a painting depicting a young 19th-century couple in a covered wagon, craning over an infant, the plains and mountains extending into the distance behind them.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2025

It has the same bustling feeling that envelops SW19, with fans queueing at the merchandise stalls or craning their necks at the practice courts for a glimpse of the players.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

Symptoms include seizures, a craning head motion known as “stargazing” and a comatose state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

“Quite a ride,” he’d said, never taking his eyes from the book, never once looking outside at the lightning or craning his neck to see the scared expressions on the stewardesses’ faces.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis