Example Sentences
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Bulldozers, diggers and cranes can be used to shift three storeys of concrete, for instance, to find someone trapped, Selvakumaran says.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
One recent evening, patrons at a nearby rooftop bar could see two high-rise cranes still at work until sunset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Installation of the display involved dozens of riggers and two cranes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
That has fuelled a construction boom, filling the skyline with cranes, creating traffic bottlenecks and putting a strain on key services.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Massive containers were being loaded into clipper ships via cranes.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
