spanner

Example Sentences

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A spanner in the works could be if opposition parties agreed on a rival candidate but talks on this this week appeared to make little headway.

From Barron's

Divorce, obviously, puts a spanner in the works — and two divorces means two spanners — but you’ve managed to come out of those marriages financially intact.

From MarketWatch

In each case, a leader he sees as a natural, if problematic ally – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – has thrown a massive spanner in the wheels of White House peace-making.

From BBC

When England did safely gather, Australia were able to shove a spanner in the spokes of their usually powerful driving maul.

From BBC

But Glasner threw a spanner in the works, saying after the game that the club needed to keep Guehi if they were to have a successful season.

From BBC