cranks
- present tense form of crank (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
But cranks like him seem especially at home in the 1970s — the mad-as-hell decade — when their polyester button-downs make them look extra itchy around the collar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Your town has meetings you can attend in person, where local cranks will help explain the agenda to you.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025
His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The ride cranks up, and we spin round and round, and I’m screaming, “Whee!”
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
