pry bar
Example Sentences
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Paul Leighton is packing his rucksack with a heavy-duty hammer, pry bar and evidence bags for what he describes as "just an average day out".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Bonus: Holden’s hammer I’m not sure if it’s technically a pry bar or a nail puller he’s holding, but either way it’s tiny and probably not the real reason the engine stops?
From The Verge ● Jan. 13, 2022
Officials said Paddock had screwed shut the door with a piece of metal and some screws, but an officer had a pry bar and was able to easily pop it open.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
I was relieved to discover that a pry bar will knock a hole into a wall, no problem.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2016
When we came in, Noorvik was opening a box with a pry bar.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
