crowbar

Example Sentences

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It shows Hsiung, in a dark jacket and tie, trying to pry open a metal door with a crowbar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Whoever is given the job of informing him of that had better take a handful of sedatives and a crowbar to pry the president off the wall of the Oval Office.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

Apparently they did, because he sagged in relief before walking over and picking up a large crowbar.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin