pulley
Example Sentences
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I saw my patient had opened the door by using a pulley in his mouth.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
They had watched the situation spiral as the protesters stood their ground, refusing to abandon Hamilton Hall and using a pulley system to bring supplies into the building they had occupied.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
A pulley, a bucket, a smartphone and an e-SIM: this is how a “network tree” is built in Gaza.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
One clip showed a lady in Xiantao, a city in Hubei province, using a pulley system to refill water bottles of those stranded on the highway.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024
The neighborhood boys kept themselves in pocket money by climbing the poles to replace a washline when it slipped off a pulley.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing pulley
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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