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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
crane .
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Examples
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Goblin craned his neck up to see if Spiderman was telling the truth, but within seconds he found himself staring at the ground.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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Then he looked inquiringly at Loring, and every neck in the thronged apartment, the biggest room at headquarters, was "craned" as
A Wounded Name Charles King 1888
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“I wrote this b -” “Sir!” she said, loud enough that the security guard 20 feet away craned his neck to see what was going on.
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I craned my neck to read the titles of the storybooks they were clutching, and I could tell from fifteen yards away, just from a glimpse, that at least one favorite was something by Maurice Sendak.
Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011
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Lewis craned his neck toward the bird, stuck out his tongue and tried to reach for it with his teeth.
A Christmas Tale of Hope and Renewal. For Dogs. Merrill Markoe 2011
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As we sailed into the biggest fun port of them all, Nassau, we came alongside another floating playground, and I craned out of our balcony to see whose colors she sailed under.
The Do-Good Zeal of the College Bound Caitlin Flanagan 2011
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Inside the cage, an ashen-looking Mubarak craned his head up to see the proceedings, a sheet drawn up to his chest.
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I craned my neck to read the titles of the storybooks they were clutching, and I could tell from fifteen yards away, just from a glimpse, that at least one favorite was something by Maurice Sendak.
Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011
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Inside the cage, an ashen-looking Mubarak craned his head up to see the proceedings, a sheet drawn up to his chest.
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I craned my neck to read the titles of the storybooks they were clutching, and I could tell from fifteen yards away, just from a glimpse, that at least one favorite was something by Maurice Sendak.
Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011
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