crowbar

Example Sentences

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Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

If our hearts weren’t already open, they’ve just been forced ajar with a rusty, emotional crowbar.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

“He wants to put a crowbar in the spokes of our wheels within a nanosecond,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Rundell said: "Any prize that puts books - books which can shake your day into a different shape, crowbar the world open for you - to the forefront of people's attention is something to treasure."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

He took his buckets and jars and his crowbar and put his sandwiches in one pocket and his thermos bottle in another pocket and he went down the cliff to the tidal flat.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck