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She is craning her neck to catch his eye.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

The driver is craning his neck, looking at Alicia in his mirror, uneasy about this angry outburst from his lone passenger.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Princess Sabine is craning over the edge of the table, vomiting into a bucket.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Don't speak to him to detain him, you fellows; don't you see Mrs. Gervase has her eye upon him, and is craning her neck to discover what is keeping him?

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

The miller's son is craning his neck to look," she whispered: "do not point.

From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)