crowbar

Example Sentences

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Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

By now, Zhao’s at it again with the crowbar, jimmying our hearts open for one last tearjerk.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

With a crowbar I could have reached down and touched them, felt the pulse of the world’s information traveling through my fingertips.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Though there has been speculation about Bairstow returning to the England team at the top of the order, coach Brendon McCullum has said he will not "crowbar" players in.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

The crowbar to wreck the wheels of oxidation can be supplied by any of a number of chemicals commonly used as pesticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson