crank
Example Sentences
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El Niño years are typically hotter, and energy consumption rises as people crank the AC.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Subtitled “An Almost History of America” and arriving on the eve of the nation’s semiquincentennial, this seven-episode sketch comedy comes from Larry David, television’s great luckless crank, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
There are limits on how much power each company can draw from the public power grid so fast-growing industries can’t just crank up their consumption whenever they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
If electricity fails, the bunker's ventilation system can be operated manually using a hand crank — much like in vintage cars.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Frank and Bill started to crank down the windows so they could put out their hands when he turned the corners, but Anne and Ernestine shook their heads.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing crank
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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