How to Use crank out in a Sentence

crank out

verb
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  • The race is on to find older machines that can still crank out chips.
    — WSJ, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Tap the Latte button and the Touch will crank out a latte, even foaming the milk.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Raytheon, for example, can't simply crank out Stingers to replace the 1,400 that the U.S. sent to Ukraine.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2022
  • Raytheon, for example, can’t simply crank out Stingers to replace the 1,400 that the U.S. sent to Ukraine.
    — Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2022
  • Blast furnaces cranked out profits, steel coils and thick smog.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Cells with the Arc gene crank out proteins that clump into capsids.
    — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2019
  • The Big 3 cranked out 86 points against the Lakers in just their seventh game together.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • During short breaks between lessons, take the kids for a stroll down the block, go up and down the stairs a few times, or crank out a set of jumping jacks.
    — Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The theme song was cranked out in 2½ hours, and Wasserman said Haim told him that Fox went crazy over it and that the recording with his vocals would be on the show.
    — Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The spot is winning early praise, thanks in part to a kitchen cranking out smash burgers and fries topped with Hop-Fu!
    — Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The steam from the tea or soup can moisten the inside of your nostrils, reducing the need for your body to crank out mucus.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The verdict: Pizza Hut cranks out a decent tavern pie for a decent price, but the crust falls short.
    — Monica Eng, Axios, 9 July 2024
  • After a jab in the arm, muscle cells take up mRNA and crank out a viral protein.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Did the Eagles really need Walsh to crank out hit after hit?
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • Peggy Ann could crank out a then-impressive 400 pages an hour.
    — Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2022
  • Still, the app continues to crank out quiet updates to its platform.
    — WIRED, 28 Jan. 2023
  • And so Donnie’s babysitting scenes in the second and third movies seem like a response to that, as Bianca was in the studio cranking out hits.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Ghost kitchens popped up to crank out delivery and takeout orders.
    — Michael Joseph, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Hurricane season doesn’t end until Nov. 30, and the oceans are still cranking out storms.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
  • For the kitchen that wants to crank out delicious meals while still looking picture-perfect, this six-quart air fryer is a must.
    — Rachel Trujillo, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Set up high-quality-concrete plants to crank out precast panels that won’t crumble in the rain.
    — Curbed, 12 May 2022
  • Volunteers also served generous slices of pie and ice cream, and a popcorn machine cranked out cups of the tasty treat -- all for free.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The true tragedy of this show is that networks and streamers will continue to crank out junk like it as long as viewers continue to watch.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Beside me, a man played video poker while a cover band cranked out country hits to a mostly empty lounge.
    — Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Yet to see the 7-foot Opelka move effortlessly around the court is to watch someone who can do much more than crank out unreturnable serves.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In practice, that typically means backing off from max-effort lifts two or three times a week to crank out more reps with slightly lighter weights.
    — Men's Health, 25 July 2022
  • In the synagogue’s deep, thick-walled cellars, classrooms and storage rooms were repurposed with cots and mattresses, and the kitchens cranked out hundreds of meals a day.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Selling Sunset is a show that Netflix can crank out quickly and easily.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The goal is to establish distinct breeding lines—made of cloned cells—that each crank out a single, specific type of antibody.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • These authors built up readerships just by cranking out 300 pages of smut and then putting it on Kindle and now they’re getting scooped up by publishers.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024

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