How to Use crane in a Sentence

crane

1 of 2 noun
  • No word yet on how the crane collapsed.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • On day three of the crane hunt in Texas, we were done.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The birds are amazing – the cranes and blue herons all around.
    — Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • Divers watch as a crane pulls a piece of stone from the waters.
    — Roisín Savage, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Farm roads were squashed under the weight of cranes and large trucks.
    — Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Tie the right foot of said crane over her naval, and her loins were sure to open.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The department did not say how the crane got stuck.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The builder is not merely someone who likes cranes.
    — Tracy Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • By March, there were four tower cranes and a crawler crane.
    — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In short, success will not hinge on cranes and concrete.
    — Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And just the vibration, too, of these cranes right next to it.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
  • With its huge crane, the ship hoists the turbine pieces onto its own deck.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The first is to float it and get it within range of a crane on the runway.
    — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The cleanup required the use of a crane to lift up train cars and get them back on the tracks.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2026
  • As a crane raised the cross off the ground, a sort of graffiti could be seen.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Instead, part of the crane broke, which sent the spool crashing to the ground.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Gantry cranes above a container ship.
    — Annie Nova,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The yard still uses a crane from 1942.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • One neighbor said that the sound of the crane hitting the ground woke her up from her nap.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • It is also equipped with a crane for lifting toys and tenders.
    — [email protected], Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In order to rescue that person, a crane must lift the slab.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
  • His biggest need was finding a crane that could lift the statues.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Videos from the scene showed ambulances lined up and a crane holding the bus up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • What appeared to be sections of the crane were scattered along the track.
    — Jintamas Saksonchai, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That crane ride was her fans’ best view of Tina Turner of the evening.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • Aerial footage showed the pole leaning, with a crane truck parked nearby.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond the site rise the blocky tops of many-coloured containers, the odd crane.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The bill does not include gantry cranes like RMGs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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

crane

2 of 2 verb
  • We craned our necks toward the stage.
  • The other three guys craned their necks and tried to spot it, but didn’t.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2016
  • Teenagers camped out cross legged on the floor, heads craned over their smartphones.
    — Caitlin Raux Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The player craned his neck around the top of the Cup and smiled.
    — Rick Maese, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
  • Some crane their necks to catch a better look at the bird perched on top of the tree.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The reporters crane their necks, then gather ’round the team spokesman.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Every time, his neck craned back over his left shoulder to see who was trailing him.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2018
  • To spot it, look to the south and then crane your neck to look about 45° from the horizon.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Other boaters craned their necks to watch, hoping to catch a quick cellphone snap or video.
    — cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
  • All necks craned toward Miriam.
    — ‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Several reporters craned their necks to get a look at Collins.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • In museums, people in portraits crane their necks to look at her.
    — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
  • No craning your neck over hordes of people crowded around the artwork.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • We’re left on the outside, craning our necks, trying to get closer.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Bittner followed, retrieving the ring from his sock as the crowd craned their necks to watch.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2023
  • The two men crouched, craning their necks and staring between my trembling thighs.
    — Elliott Hester, latimes.com, 13 Aug. 2017
  • Our early ancestors must have craned their necks in awe when a lightning bolt lit up the night sky.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Civilians race before him through the streets, necks craned upward in terror.
    — Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Irving craned his neck and saw white smoke pouring from a small window near the structure’s roof.
    — USA Today, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Necks craned from balconies along Franklin Street as people strained to catch a glimpse.
    — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • The wind will be much, much lighter, so craning the whole fleet into the water will not be the problem.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Over the years, celebrity spotters and regular folks alike have craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the pop star.
    — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
  • One little boy stopped stock still, craning his neck to see the protesters on the balcony above.
    — Kristi Belcamino, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2017
  • Pedestrians crane their necks to view the structures while stopped on a crowded sidewalk.
    — Johnny Simon, Quartzy, 3 Oct. 2019
  • 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

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