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Sentence count:171+11Posted:2017-03-18Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: jimmylever tumblerpriseprizeprySimilar words: clevercleverlyclevernessnever-neverlevelelevenall levelssea levelMeaning: ['levə(r) /'lɪːv-]  n. 1. a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum 2. a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum 3. a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock. v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. 
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31. The machine will stop immediately once the lever is released.
32. He threw a lever and the engines roared to life.
33. The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
34. If this allegation is true, it will give us a useful lever against him.
35. Be sure your lever is in neutral before you start up your car.
36. We had to use a lever to prise open the window.
37. For the engine to work, the green lever must be in the 'up' position.
37. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress day by day!
38. Twist the lever and the gears click into place .
39. He pulled the lever and set the machine in motion.
40. Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
41. This latest incident may be the lever needed to change government policy.
42. The taps have a lever to control the mix of hot and cold water.
43. Rich countries use foreign aid as a lever to achieve political aims.
44. Once you're stuck in deep snow, it's difficult to lever yourself out.
45. The movement of the dot on the screen corresponds exactly with the movement of the control lever.
46. He attempted to lever the manager out of his position.
47. They're trying to lever him out of his job as head of the firm.
48. The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever.
49. Michael Lever stopped and stared up at it.
50. No palm print on the gear lever, for instance.
51. He clicked the lever, and the clockwork motor whirred.
52. An ankle strap will prevent the heel lever being released or the crampon being lost should it become disconnected from the boot.
53. The lever is light but almost sluggish in its return to the neutral position.
54. Rincewind got down on one knee, the better to arrange the picture, and pressed the enchanted lever.
55. There's no clutch pedal, you just bang the lever into forward and floor it.
56. Also, I had trouble with the gearbox, the lever became spongy and I wasn't sure what was happening.
57. Rich countries increasingly use foreign aid as a lever to promote political pluralism and individual freedoms.
58. He's now heavy on the front brake, while his right foot strokes the rear brake lever.
59. He let Lily steer and work the gear lever and promised to teach her how to drive.
60. The high-low button on the gear lever is a pleasure to work with; so is the forward-reverse selector.
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