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

If our hearts weren’t already open, they’ve just been forced ajar with a rusty, emotional crowbar.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

She said another lock appeared to have been tampered with "using a crowbar or similar tool", but to no avail.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“He wants to put a crowbar in the spokes of our wheels within a nanosecond,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

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