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Meanings of pry open in English

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Usage of pry open in English
1
Key looked away from the passageway he was trying to pry open.
Samurai
2
Except for the sound of me trying to pry open a window.
Naked pictures of famous people
3
But to reach it, Miller had to pry open a stuck door.
Leviathan Wakes
4
She had to pry open the taller corpse's hand to free the pistol.
Carrion comfort
5
That wouldn't be easy to pry open without the proper codes, Jai noted.
Envoy
6
In short, the worm tried to pry open a backdoor to the system.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
7
With these implements they managed to pry open one of the packing cases.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
8
Finally, with all of his concentration, he managed to pry open one eye.
Fang: a maximum ride novel
9
You couldn't pry open my lips with a five dollar Havana.
The Avalanche: A Mystery Story
10
Averan cried for help and tried to pry open the dead reaver's mouth.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
11
It took a lot of science to pry open space-time.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
12
He looked around for something to pry open the box.
The bricklayer
13
She used a tool to break the lock and pry open the cabinet door.
Navigators of Dune
14
Run for God's sake, and fetch something to pry open the door-theaxe!-theaxe!
Moby Dick
15
The knife edge to pry open the locked box.
Raising Stony Mayhall
16
Then she tried to pry open the tight-shut fingers.
The Brentons
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