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Examples

  • Pried open like a mussel, then wired back shut with stainless steel

    THE BRAIN OF A POET Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Pried open, the crates proved to be filled with an immense quantity of straw, the bits of glassware and sealed bottles gleaming within, cradled like roc's eggs.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • Chief Kuchinski's voice was unnaturally shrill and harsh over the Pried-Fly speaker.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • Batman twisted far enough around to the right so that he could glimpse Jefferson's Pried-Fly, the glassed-in structure overlooking the carrier's flight deck from high up along the inboard side of the island.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • After the scene up in Pried-Fly the day before, he'd toyed with the idea of having Marusko take his nephew off the duty roster for a time, but such an order could have destroyed Tombstone's confidence.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • Department responsible for aircraft outside Pried-Fly's 5-mile zone.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • Nerve center of Carrier Air Operations on the 0-3 level, responsible for traffic control outside Pried-Fly's 5-mile radius.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • The faces of the other officers in Pried-Fly wore the shock which the Captain's words lacked.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • The voice was that of the Air Boss back in Jefferson's Pried-Fly, and the call code meant the message was directed at all airborne planes.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

  • There was a stir of emotion by the Pried-Fly entry, and Tombstone walked in.

    Carrie Douglass, Keith 1991

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