crate

Example Sentences

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That crate will then be housed in an outer cage, with 12 metal springs acting as shock-absorbers above and below.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Moving a roughly 86-ton spacecraft, especially without damaging it, is not as simple as placing a Pablo Picasso in a padded crate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Wednesday, the Dalis family was asleep until their 3-year-old German shorthaired pointer began barking urgently from his unlocked crate in the master bedroom, according to homeowners Eleni and Tom Dalis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

So he gave me an old yogurt container full of water, and I opened the crate door without lifting the burlap, stuck the water inside, and shut the door again as fast as I could.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones