Used in a Sentence

wrenches

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wrenches.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wrenches gathered in one view.

noun

A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

noun

An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.

noun

A distorting change from the original meaning.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wrenches.

noun

A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

noun

An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.

noun

A distorting change from the original meaning.

noun

A violent emotional change caused by separation.

Example sentences

1

We have no issues with Safari but the alternates seem to throw some wrenches in the system.

2

So the Bureau of Sabotage was founded with a legal right to throw wrenches into the gears of bureaucracies.

3

Torque wrenches are more complicated than a socket wrench, which is itself more complicated than a simple $5 wrench.

4

Having a global economy doesn't seem to have much impact or those English-sized wrenches made in China should cost more.

5

Next up: Throwing wrenches at the robot to see if it can play dodge ball.

6

Hammered/flattened nails make for great toque wrenches (alternative is the flat metal clips on pens).

7

Start with smaller jobs to build your confidence and your tools collection (wrenches, jack, etc).

8

However, there's some obvious wrenches in the plan for such quick adoption, including: - No great options currently for charging in apartments.

9

But you gonna have people bleeding from there heads where the wrenches hit.

10

I was only 4 years old when my dad trusted me around scary things like torque wrenches and lathes.

11

And sure, if you want to build ten thousand wrenches a day, casting is obviously always going to be much cheaper than laser sintering.

12

You would notice it in a set of sockets or hex wrenches.

Quote examples

1

His mechanical analogy (socket wrenches) for "computer code" (sic) is particularly revealing.

2

No serious craftsman ever said "Wrenches?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wrenches in a sentence?

We have no issues with Safari but the alternates seem to throw some wrenches in the system.

What does wrenches mean?

A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

What part of speech is wrenches?

wrenches is commonly used as noun.