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- noun Plural form of
wrench . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wrench .
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Examples
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I suspect that the same Hillary supporters who originally threw the wrenches are the very ones putting forth 'solutions' that would only benefit Hillary.
Michigan Congressman Floats Compromise For State's Delegates
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If you have an old bag full of socket wrenches, which is the way most of us carried them, trying to dig through the bag without knowing which wrench was the next step up from a 7/32 cost a lot of time.
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If you have an old bag full of socket wrenches, which is the way most of us carried them, trying to dig through the bag without knowing which wrench was the next step up from a 7/32 cost a lot of time.
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_Pure concussion_ of the spinal cord may, I believe, be studied from a better standpoint in the case of small-calibre bullet injuries than in any others, since in many instances it is, I think, possible to exclude any complications such as wrenches and strains of the vertebral column, and ascribe the symptoms to the pure effect of extreme vibratory force communicated to the cord by its enveloping bony canal.
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When he has landed on the other side of this crossing, he slows down and goes meekly out of town at ten miles an hour, while we saunter forth and pick up small objects of value such as wrenches, luncheon baskets, hairpins, hats, and passengers.
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Especially if mine can be piloted by giant spiked turtle like things, have platforms that you have to jump up and down on to propel them forward, and little moles who pup and throw wrenches at you.
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Guests are killed off with various household items, such as candlesticks and wrenches.
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She wrenches from his grasp to brush angrily at her cheeks with both hands.
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And then, lest things get to nice, he wrenches Verlan's arm around, stuffs money in his front pocket, and tells him to strip and stand in "his corner."
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And then, lest things get to nice, he wrenches Verlan's arm around, stuffs money in his front pocket, and tells him to strip and stand in "his corner."
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