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Example sentences for: crank

How can you use “crank” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But that may not be easy: This dinner's the day after the New Hampshire primary, which means I've got to crank out some fresh material that morning, and I may not be well positioned.
It is Sir John Marks Templeton, religious philanthropist, investment wizard, amateur philosopher, and full-bore crank.
One way to protest would be to follow the "crank" critics in acknowledging that movies such as Deep Impact and Small Soldiers don't require evaluation.
Christopher isn't just a good explanation for why the mob's tanking, though with his crank and inability even to get his Godfather references straight, for chrissake, he's that too.
-- Call Me a Crank