Example Sentences

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The jobs report sharply exceeded forecasts, stoking fears that the Federal Reserve will crank interest rates higher by its December policy meeting.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Simply put, he’s suggesting a moon base will crank out satellites and throw them into orbit with a catapult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Vineyard Wind says its machines will crank out enough power to light up 400,000 homes.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The New York Yankees, for example, almost certainly will crank up from the next-to-no aggression they showed in November.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2022

Figures of auxesis and repetition—often pulling together words or themes from earlier in the speech—commonly proliferate in the peroration, and many orators will crank it up a little in the direction of the grand style.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith