How to Use crane in a Sentence

crane

1 of 2 noun
Definition of cranenext
Synonyms for cranenext
  • The first is to float it and get it within range of a crane on the runway.
    — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That crane ride was her fans’ best view of Tina Turner of the evening.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • The crane lifted us up 25 to 30 feet over this packed dance floor.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
  • As a crane raised the cross off the ground, a sort of graffiti could be seen.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 21 Apr. 2023
  • With its huge crane, the ship hoists the turbine pieces onto its own deck.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Videos from the scene showed ambulances lined up and a crane holding the bus up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • But even that crane can't move all of the twisted steel that's resting on the bow of the cargo ship Dali.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Large pieces of the crane littered the street below after falling down the side of the building.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • The Hunters Point crane has spent most of its life as one of the underrated landmarks of the Bay Area.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The images showed vessels and cranes that could be used to haul a missile out to sea for launch.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But where there’s a will, there’s a way—and, apparently, a crane available to do the job.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • Buildings and cranes hidden by the dark came into view.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And the responder says, see that semi being held up by the crane?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • His biggest need was finding a crane that could lift the statues.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The rock was transferred by crane onto smaller barges, which a tiny tug named the Capt. Curtis pushed to the site.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 24 Aug. 2023
  • She'll be lifted by crane into a tank placed on a truck, and the truck driven to a cargo plane.
    — Gene Johnson, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This wooden crane was built in the 15th century and is the oldest of its kind in Europe.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The fish are coaxed toward a large square net held by a truck crane sitting on the canal bank at the opposite end.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
  • It is also equipped with a crane for lifting toys and tenders.
    — [email protected], Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Many of the cranes crowding skylines from Phoenix to Denver and Dallas will soon come down.
    — Will Parker, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The large crane on the left is the second biggest of its kind in the US was constructed to off load the large equiptment needed to build the wind farm.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • Two cranes stood next to the rocket with cables attached to lift pieces from where the rocket has stood for more than 40 years.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • At one point during the crane lift, the solid rocket motors could even be seen from the 110 Freeway.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In 1993, the crane found a new home with current owner Donjon Marine Co. Inc.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But as the sun rises and the cranes begin to move again, our protagonists are forced to face what brought them to the party in the first place.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Over the course of almost three hours, a crane and crews wielding chainsaws removed the tree’s branches.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • Wire service photos showed a crane later pulling the intact car from the water.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The wrecking started last November, when crane crews pushed over the first prison tower, and is now 90% done.
    — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Adams said the crane will be dismantled after the fire is extinguished.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 26 July 2023
  • It had not yet been retrieved, the officials said, but would likely be done with a crane or a winch from a vessel.
    — ABC News, 12 Feb. 2023
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crane

2 of 2 verb
  • We craned our necks toward the stage.
  • The player craned his neck around the top of the Cup and smiled.
    — Rick Maese, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
  • The boy craned his neck to get a better look at the man.
    — Benoit Denizet-Lewis, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The other three guys craned their necks and tried to spot it, but didn’t.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2016
  • There is a great deal of neck craning to take it all in.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • And for fans sitting courtside who had to crane their necks to see the old board?
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Teenagers camped out cross legged on the floor, heads craned over their smartphones.
    — Caitlin Raux Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The words stopped and Andrew Struck and I craned our necks to watch the aerial display.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
  • Balaji craned his neck up to see the clerk, who held the book in one hand with ease.
    — Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • One was in full strut while the other craned its neck, looking for what had made the yelps.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2018
  • So, too, are the fish, in the eyes of those who stand, shoulder-to-shoulder, craning their necks to witness the weigh-ins.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • She’s usually the one who forces necks to crane upwards.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Necks craned from balconies along Franklin Street as people strained to catch a glimpse.
    — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • Cars whizzed by on the highway only a few yards away, and a few motorists craned their necks and honked in salute.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Bittner followed, retrieving the ring from his sock as the crowd craned their necks to watch.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2023
  • But on Saturday, there was no need for Leary or his boys to crane their necks or squint their eyes.
    — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2019
  • Other boaters craned their necks to watch, hoping to catch a quick cellphone snap or video.
    — cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
  • In the darkened gallery, visitors were craning their necks to the ceiling.
    — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • The ceiling pieces are also angled so that viewers don’t need to crane their necks to view them.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Leon and Moises crane their necks to take in the bulky verticality of it all.
    — Tyrone Beason, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • But the people kept coming, filling the bar and the dining room and craning their necks to see who else might be in their midst.
    — Irina Aleksander, GQ, 27 June 2017
  • Several reporters craned their necks to get a look at Collins.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • The lines aren't as long and visitors won't have to contend with thousands of tourists all craning their neck to see the same thing.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2018
  • Once the first person caught a glimpse of the McLaren, though, conversation stopped, and every neck craned our way.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Authors crane their necks backward, in search of lost time, or money.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Hester quickly craned her neck toward Matthew and tried, through the haze of the studio spotlights, to meet his eye.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Moore was sitting in the middle of the theatre, and other members of the audience craned their necks to catch a glimpse.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
  • We’re left on the outside, craning our necks, trying to get closer.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
  • As Negrete looks the man over, crowds of people encircle the tent, craning to see the day’s injured.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Necks craned to see the television screens positioned throughout the space.
    — Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024

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