lever

Example Sentences

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One lever was low-reward -- mice needed six presses to get one drop of milk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Is Verstappen's threat to quit a lever to alter rules?

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s strongest lever.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Quite the opposite: Spoelstra pulled every lever he could to let his player pursue Bryant’s iconic mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

She pushes the little lever of the box for a straw, yanks a stack of napkins.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti