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Jalibert landed his fourth conversion to bring his team to within a point but could not then prise another gap in the Pau defence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Mookie Betts took a clean catch in front of the wall but a Yankees supporter tried to prise the ball out of Betts' glove - and Torres was ruled out on fan interference.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
Plenty of pundits believe the north London side will be experienced enough now to prise the trophy away from City and hold off other challengers.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
He has sought to prise their fingers from the party machine and gain control, you might say, “piece by piece”.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Mastering himself again, he tried to prise the locket apart with his fingers, then attempted the charm Hermione had used to open Regulus’s bedroom door.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Moreover, Papic believes the Strait of Hormuz will be prised open shortly, not just because of America’s blitzkrieg but by a coordinated response from the rest of the world.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
There were celebratory claps and cheers of "Christiania", as locals prised up heavy cobblestones and tossed them into wheelbarrows, one by one.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
Cook went on and on, churning out the runs, a prised scalp on the circuit, still one of the best openers in the country long after he stopped playing for England.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
Ex-Great Britain rugby league international Forshaw has been prised away from Premiership outfit Sale to be in charge the Wales defence.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023
They prised an odd-shaped fungus growth off a tree.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
One black-clad officer crouched near the head of the grave, delicately prising a green-tinted hand free from the dirt, while a colleague stood by, holding a clipboard, making careful notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
At the time, the £34m Liverpool spent on prising Mane away from Southampton made him the most expensive African player in history.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021
Several of the officers went into the water to try to free them, with Ms Wright going underwater and prising the car door open with a crowbar.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2017
Kevin De Bruyne is expected to be Manchester City’s final acquisition of the summer with the manager, Manuel Pellegrini, increasingly confident of prising the 24-year-old from Wolfsburg.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2015
She was undressing her doll, prising the skirt off the plastic body.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
