pulley

Example Sentences

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Prior to the police operation, most of the miners were only able to get underground through a makeshift pulley system operated by people at the surface.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

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

“The time you were fixing the pulley on the well, and fell in,” Daisy said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls