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Example sentences for: wrench

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Other attempts may be simply off-- the bad end of the stick of life, there's no dog like an old dog --or inspired: That throws a wrench into your soup, doesn't it? , I once heard a math professor tell a colleague.
They have blocked the Staples-Office Depot merger and the Lockheed-Northrop Grumman deal, and threw a monkey wrench (ill-advisedly, but still) into Barnes & Noble's proposed acquisition of book distributor Ingram.
He lowered the greasy wrench from his hand, looked at me, and confessed, "I couldn't bear the thought of somebody else getting to work on these."
In Israel Wednesday, Ha'aretz led its front page with a report from Washington that Congress' refusal to include funds to implement the Wye agreement in the foreign aid bill it approved this week "could throw a monkey wrench" into both a final-status agreement with the Palestinians and a deal with Syria.
Analysts agree that the new disclosure throws a wrench in confirmation hearings for CIA Director-designate George Tenet, who was involved in providing the misleading assurances.