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Examples
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That shot of Rorschach arriving on the roof of the building via his grappling-hook gun.
New ‘Watchmen’ Footage From Scream Awards Hits The ‘Net 2008
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Valjean a glance which he threw out like a grappling-hook, and with which he was accustomed to draw wretches violently to him.
Les Miserables 2008
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Or where the grappling-hook gun she's rocking on pg. 17 is holstered.
Week 11: The Return of C'est Hay!! Douglas Wolk 2006
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Or where the grappling-hook gun she's rocking on pg. 17 is holstered.
Archive 2006-07-01 Douglas Wolk 2006
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I cut the rope of the grappling-hook, and let the Hyksos chariot run free.
River God Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1993
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With my free hand I snatched up the grappling-hook and tossed it over the side-panel of the other chariot.
River God Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1993
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He handed Eldin the torch, attached a small grappling-hook to a coil of light, strong rope, whirled the hook round his head and let it fly up and over the rim of the looming wall.
Hero Of Dreams Lumley, Brian 1986
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That very night I launched our canoe, -- the only vessel left in the cove, -- and placing the sail, scullers, and grappling-hook within it, returned to the _rancho_ for clothing.
Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Theodore Canot
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In connection with this invention the life-savers in Paris use a grappling-hook which we illustrate.
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What we can't raise with a grappling-hook, we'll go after.
The Man from the Bitter Roots Caroline Lockhart 1916
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