Sentence examples for crank from from inspiring English sources
"It can be hard to tell a crank from an unfamiliar gear," he wrote.
He has a wooden pay phone with a crank from the early 20th century in his Hubert Street offices, along with a 1950's three-slot model.
As harmless as it seems in the Northeast (where a Yankee is a lanky old hairy-eared crank from Maine), the word Yankee can evoke animosity.
Early in the film, he expresses fondness for the term "think tank," and he and Colin Quinn, the burly crank from "Saturday Night Live," gamely bat around its ironies, but nothing takes.
First he tries to drown himself, only to be rescued by an angel, and then he finds the window crank from a car on the beach, sending him into his delusion.
"For someone who says he just a great night, why did he come across as the crank from Queens?" Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost?
Methamphetamine and ecstasy (MDMA, "crank," "ice"): From time of ingestion up to 2 to 3 days.
They have campaign finance rules that prevent rich cranks from funding rabid partisanship.
In this sandbox for grown-ups, some jiggle between shots to music cranking from loudspeakers.
It was around midnight, and as we approached a desolate intersection, hip-hop cranking from the car's sound system, the light changed to red.
I especially value TripAdvisor because, with practice, you can readily sort out the cranks from the vast majority of earnest reviewers who simply want to share their personal views about a hotel stay.
