crate

as in wreck
a dilapidated old automobile he keeps sinking money into that old crate

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Recent Examples of crate Some French gunner, now long dead, had lifted it from a crate, shoved it into the breech of a cannon and fired it during that horrible year of 1916. Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 To get to Armstrong, Fritz and Nava traveled along the Ashe hallways, through the commissary, across the loading dock, down a set of stairs and around crates of goods coming into the site. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Photographs later taken by a Devastating Pyrotechnics employee show crates of fireworks stacked floor-to-ceiling inside, towering over a forklift used to move them. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Perhaps she had been struck over the head and wrapped in fabric and thrown in a crate, to be ransomed. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crate
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Noun
  • Once you get hooked on diving Portugal’s islands, consider making Madeira and Porto Santo’s great wreck diving your next venture .
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Many wrecks remain on the lake bottom waiting to be discovered.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But keep going, turn a corner, and the museum reveals itself: a field filled with the hulks of old airplanes and a series of hangars that hint at more treasures inside.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Remember: Without the stunning moment when the boat kisses that frozen hulk, this Best Picture winner is just another Romeo and Juliet knockoff.
    EW Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Some bakers also place the flour and the mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer as well, but that’s not as important as the butter and flour.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Rule twists at the end of each half such as long-range goals counting double guarantee plenty of late drama such as the Final 4 semifinalists being determined by a buzzer-beater goal in the final regular game day.
    Steve Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That being said, there are natural ingredients that can harm your marble as well, namely vinegar and lemon juice.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, chef Ron Krivosik, Levy culinary senior vice president, tells me that the ‘70s were big on lemon ice and malt cups.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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