wrench

Example Sentences

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Since his early days designing for Perry Ellis, fresh off a winning showcase at the Parsons School of Design’s end-of-term fashion show, Jacobs has relished throwing a wrench in the system.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

For Ruben Nizard, head of political risk research at Coface, a trade credit insurance company, this crisis could also "throw another wrench into the works by driving up maritime freight costs" and pushing up inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The line does seem blurry when we’re talking about a construction-company employee who sticks to sales or a car-repair service adviser whose principal tool is a tablet instead of a wrench.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The workers’ uniforms are smudged with stains earned underneath a car, wrench in hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Then Payne showed his subjects either a picture of a gun or a picture of a wrench.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell