The screws in the upper hinge had been sheared off by the pressure.

Pass that rope round the upper hinge; tie it fast!

The door was half caved in, and torn most of the way loose from its upper hinge.

The upper hinge gave way.

An upper hinge flew apart.

Many a time he'd spoken to me about repairin' it, the upper hinge bein' cracked, as you may remember.

The upper hinge of the door was broken, and a feeble light struggled through the space where it gaped outward.

Finally, as a yell sprang up from the crowd at the sight, the upper hinge snapped loudly, and the door sagged in.

We passed under the arch-wherea door, shattered and wrenched from its upper hinge, lay askew against the wall-andclimbed to the platform.

There was a wooden box of sand, sprinkled with cigar stubs and "old soldiers," and a stove with a door hanging by its upper hinge.

It swung open a few inches, drunkenly, upper hinges squealing.

A cry went up from the slavers; the gate was tottering, but it still held by the upper hinges.

He heard the knee crack and splinter when the door slammed against it with such force that the upper hinges ripped out of the frame.