How to Use crowbar in a Sentence

crowbar

noun

• The victim was struck in the head and hand with the crowbar.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
• The first time, the thief used a crowbar to open the locked smoker and ruined the doors.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 22 Mar. 2018
• Tears rolled down her cheeks as the whirring of chain saws and the pops of crowbars echoed through the forest.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019
• In the end, the Joker beat Jason to death with a crowbar.
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 17 June 2021
• The door was swollen shut and workers used crowbars to open it.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
• Hussein watched the man with the crowbar lean over Nizar’s bed and lift the blanket.
  — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
• This is a bit more work than taking a crowbar to a dead hard drive.
  — Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
• The crowbar is kept in her bedroom in case her closed door needs to be pried open.
  — oregonlive.com, 9 July 2019
• But the man then quickly turned back and ran at Braley with the crowbar raised.
  — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021
• Logs with spikes that couldn’t be pulled with a crowbar were split and burned for firewood.
  — Author: Roger Kaye, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2020
• Sailors hacked at debris with an ax, crowbars and a pulley to free the two men.
  — T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2019
• Police used a crowbar to break the shed’s lock and found Elliott in the pit crying.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2018
• One was armed with a crowbar and appeared to serve as the lookout while the other took the blowtorch to the ATM.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 5 June 2019
• The scene would end with a close-up of Gosling contemplating whether to fetch the crowbar and go to town.
  — Vulture, 14 July 2022
• The occupant struck one of the males with a crowbar and the two fled empty-handed.
  — Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
• The men broke in through the back door, then used crowbars to get past a security gate.
  — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2018
• Insert a crowbar and a long-shaft screwdriver between the tire and the rim.
  — Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
• The actor is then shown using a crowbar and breaking down a wall.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• To install the replacement, reverse step three, using the crowbar to force the new tire over the wheel.
  — Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
• The thieves apparently let the air out of the tires, then pealed the tires off the rim with a crowbar or similar tool.
  — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2020
• When a shelf of stuff he's just saved collapses, Dan breaks down and starts bashing in the door with a crowbar.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2018
• The suspect tried to pry the front door frame open with a crowbar, but failed to get into the building, police said.
  — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, 27 June 2018
• The person then turned toward the victim’s car, looked at him, and hit the car’s hood and fender with the crowbar, the victim said.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 30 Nov. 2021
• Rescuers also used sledgehammers and crowbars to break through a wall of the cave from the outside to reach the boat.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• Though Bundy wielded a crowbar and brandished a gun, DaRonch fought back.
  — Adam Carlson, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022
• When pulled over, police found a crowbar, face mask, rope, and handcuffs in his car.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Jan. 2019
• The witness chased a man carrying a crowbar to the next parking lot.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• The two weapons — a knife and crowbar — had either no or insufficient DNA to be tied to him, the lawyer said.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• Carrying a large crowbar, Simon (Glover) calmly steps out and hooks up the Lexus to the truck.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• Bailey was struck twice in the head with the crowbar, according to troopers.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024