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

Use diagonal pliers or crosscutting pliers; their curved blades grip the nail and act as a miniature pry bar.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2018

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

But the rotten plank is stubborn, and I have to leave off the pry bar and dig out the screws that hold it to the ribs.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick