crowbar

Example Sentences

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England stemmed the haemorrhaging of points at the other end, however - perhaps helped by some understandable Springbok complacency - and briefly crowbarred their way back into the contest.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

This is what happens when a bill is so wide-ranging that almost any domestic policy issue can be crowbarred into it.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

At one point, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Davy Klaassen and a returned Wayne Rooney were crowbarred into the same team.

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2020

Crisp, thin French fries are crowbarred into the taco, gently punctuated with green and red salsa and the bracing freshness of cilantro and onion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019

Despite the cold, they sweated profusely at their tasks, stripping off over-garments as they picked and shoveled or crowbarred out the rich gravel.

From A Man to His Mate by Mulford, Stockton