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was wedged

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One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

  • Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut.

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The new rail was wedged into place.

But a business card was wedged against the door.

The right foot, meanwhile, was wedged beneath the brake pedal.

Ms. Li's left arm was wedged beneath her husband.

My father's stomach was wedged between two levers.

He was wedged between Mr. McGreevey and Mr. Christie.

Issa's chief of staff, Dale Neugebauer, was wedged into a chair before a semicircular desk.

His thick black hair was wedged under a "Standard Oil" cap — Morales's fictional company.

Paul was at his own desk next to Lorvane, who was wedged into another child's chair.

My laptop was wedged onto a tray table in the cramped space of a coach seat.

His thick black hair was wedged under a "Standard Oil" cap Morales's fictional company.

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