crowbar
Example Sentences
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If our hearts weren’t already open, they’ve just been forced ajar with a rusty, emotional crowbar.
From Salon
She said another lock appeared to have been tampered with "using a crowbar or similar tool", but to no avail.
From BBC
Roske pleaded guilty in April, nearly three years after being arrested outside Kavanaugh’s house with a pistol, zip ties, duct tape, pepper spray, crowbar and hammer, along with other burglary tools, according to court records.
Surveillance footage obtained by ABC News showed suspects using crowbars to break glass and pilfer an estimated $1 million in loot, while others entered the store with handguns.
From Los Angeles Times
Palestine Action, which posted the footage online, also said the activists had also used crowbars to damage the planes.
From BBC
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