crank

Example Sentences

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“Everybody’s cranking as hard and as fast as they can anyway,” said a senior Energy Department official.

From The Wall Street Journal

From cranking up the heat in the harsh Midwest winters, to fuelling the driving season, they are heavily exposed to the fluctuating price of fossil fuels.

From BBC

She watched the fine figure of Eugene Hammond cranking his Bullet N°2 until he was lost in the distance.

From Literature

I reached over the tub to crank open the window, and my shoe nudged something on the floor.

From Literature

Then he turns back to his truck, grabbing the engine crank on the front to start the motor.

From Literature