- a variation of prize.
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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
However, Schmidt's tenure ended with two losses and he was unable to prise the Bledisloe from the All Blacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
On Monday, McCullum would have had to march on to the field to prise the ball from Stokes' hand.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
King clearly believes there is more Lampard can prise from the players he inherits.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
Could I prise it open with my fingernails?
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Any other business may depend on whether any of their current stars are prised away.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
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
When the bin was prised open, officers found bags of washing powder stacked on top of concrete.
From BBC ● May 10, 2023
Aleyna was gently prised from the ruins of a flattened apartment block, Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber reported.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
She looked at photographs of these men and women and felt the dull ache of loss, as though they had prised open her hand and taken something of hers.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old Sweden forward but know they would have to break the British transfer record to even stand a chance of prising him from the Magpies.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
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
Chelsea had identified him 18 months ago and monitored his remarkable progress at Atlético Madrid last term before prising him away, efficiently and shrewdly, even, at £32m.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2014
Ron said, prising a fish bone out from between his teeth.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
