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Six hours later, Kim and David watched their prize hauled tail-first to the crossbeam of the scales back at Darenberg’s dock in Montauk.—Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025 Videos captured the ensuing chaos as people on the shoreline and bridge span ran in terror, and Navy cadets dangled from the ship's crossbeams and sailcloth.—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2025 That section once held a restaurant, a public restroom building, and several sea lion viewing holes — openings in the decking used to watch the pinnipeds lolling on the crossbeams below.—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 Minutes after clearing the dock, the vessel's three 147-foot (44.8-meter) masts were sheered by the underside of the bridge, Reuters reported, knocking several naval cadets off its crossbeams.—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for crossbeam
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