How to Use crane in a Sentence

crane

1 of 2 noun

• The first is to float it and get it within range of a crane on the runway.
  — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
• That crane ride was her fans’ best view of Tina Turner of the evening.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• The crane lifted us up 25 to 30 feet over this packed dance floor.
  — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
• As a crane raised the cross off the ground, a sort of graffiti could be seen.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 21 Apr. 2023
• With its huge crane, the ship hoists the turbine pieces onto its own deck.
  — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Videos from the scene showed ambulances lined up and a crane holding the bus up.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
• But even that crane can't move all of the twisted steel that's resting on the bow of the cargo ship Dali.
  — Joel Rose, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
• Large pieces of the crane littered the street below after falling down the side of the building.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
• The Hunters Point crane has spent most of its life as one of the underrated landmarks of the Bay Area.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2023
• The images showed vessels and cranes that could be used to haul a missile out to sea for launch.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2023
• But where there’s a will, there’s a way—and, apparently, a crane available to do the job.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
• Buildings and cranes hidden by the dark came into view.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• And the responder says, see that semi being held up by the crane?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
• His biggest need was finding a crane that could lift the statues.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2023
• The rock was transferred by crane onto smaller barges, which a tiny tug named the Capt. Curtis pushed to the site.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 24 Aug. 2023
• She'll be lifted by crane into a tank placed on a truck, and the truck driven to a cargo plane.
  — Gene Johnson, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
• This wooden crane was built in the 15th century and is the oldest of its kind in Europe.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
• The fish are coaxed toward a large square net held by a truck crane sitting on the canal bank at the opposite end.
  — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
• It is also equipped with a crane for lifting toys and tenders.
  — [e-mail], Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• Many of the cranes crowding skylines from Phoenix to Denver and Dallas will soon come down.
  — Will Parker, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
• The large crane on the left is the second biggest of its kind in the US was constructed to off load the large equiptment needed to build the wind farm.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
• Two cranes stood next to the rocket with cables attached to lift pieces from where the rocket has stood for more than 40 years.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2023
• At one point during the crane lift, the solid rocket motors could even be seen from the 110 Freeway.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• In 1993, the crane found a new home with current owner Donjon Marine Co. Inc.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
• But as the sun rises and the cranes begin to move again, our protagonists are forced to face what brought them to the party in the first place.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
• Over the course of almost three hours, a crane and crews wielding chainsaws removed the tree’s branches.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2023
• The plant uses cranes to move whole trees, suggesting a reliance on raw, virgin wood and not waste wood.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.
  — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
• During the event, a crane lowers a giant ruby at the stroke of midnight, accompanied by live music.
  — Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
• Once a hole is dug, a tall crane slowly slides in a rebar cage that resembles a wire mesh dinosaur spine so the hole can be filled with concrete.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

crane

2 of 2 verb

• We craned our necks toward the stage.
• The player craned his neck around the top of the Cup and smiled.
  — Rick Maese, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
• The boy craned his neck to get a better look at the man.
  — Benoit Denizet-Lewis, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
• The other three guys craned their necks and tried to spot it, but didn’t.
  — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2016
• There is a great deal of neck craning to take it all in.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• And for fans sitting courtside who had to crane their necks to see the old board?
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
• Teenagers camped out cross legged on the floor, heads craned over their smartphones.
  — Caitlin Raux Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2023
• The words stopped and Andrew Struck and I craned our necks to watch the aerial display.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
• Balaji craned his neck up to see the clerk, who held the book in one hand with ease.
  — Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• One was in full strut while the other craned its neck, looking for what had made the yelps.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2018
• So, too, are the fish, in the eyes of those who stand, shoulder-to-shoulder, craning their necks to witness the weigh-ins.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
• She’s usually the one who forces necks to crane upwards.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
• Necks craned from balconies along Franklin Street as people strained to catch a glimpse.
  — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
• Cars whizzed by on the highway only a few yards away, and a few motorists craned their necks and honked in salute.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Bittner followed, retrieving the ring from his sock as the crowd craned their necks to watch.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2023
• But on Saturday, there was no need for Leary or his boys to crane their necks or squint their eyes.
  — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2019
• Other boaters craned their necks to watch, hoping to catch a quick cellphone snap or video.
  — cleveland, 23 Feb. 2020
• In the darkened gallery, visitors were craning their necks to the ceiling.
  — Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
• The ceiling pieces are also angled so that viewers don’t need to crane their necks to view them.
  — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022
• Leon and Moises crane their necks to take in the bulky verticality of it all.
  — Tyrone Beason, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2018
• But the people kept coming, filling the bar and the dining room and craning their necks to see who else might be in their midst.
  — Irina Aleksander, GQ, 27 June 2017
• Several reporters craned their necks to get a look at Collins.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
• The lines aren't as long and visitors won't have to contend with thousands of tourists all craning their neck to see the same thing.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 5 July 2018
• Once the first person caught a glimpse of the McLaren, though, conversation stopped, and every neck craned our way.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2019
• Authors crane their necks backward, in search of lost time, or money.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2022
• Hester quickly craned her neck toward Matthew and tried, through the haze of the studio spotlights, to meet his eye.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• Some of the jurors craned their necks to see the photos, while others covered their mouths or lifted tissues to wipe their eyes.
  — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Windows opened and everyone craned to see the magical village of lights and dancing elves.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
• The contrasting Top Ride mode cranes the camera up from behind your racer to a bird's-eye view of the entire track.
  — NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
• During the construction of the Brew Hall, the kettles were craned into the site first, and the building was built around them.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025