How to use "pry" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "pry" in popular movie and book plots

  • Lilaram attempts to pry the ticket from Anthony's fingers but is thwarted by Anthony's body in rigor mortis.  - Malamaal Weekly
  • Trying to pry the jewels out of their settings causes the pigs in the stable to attack Coopersmith.  - Evilspeak
  • Meanwhile, Holly is being held captive in an attic, trying surreptitiously to pry a nail from the floorboards.  - The Husband
  • Berem was overcome with greed and proceeded to pry one of the emeralds loose but Jasla sensed the sacred aura of the place.  - Dragons of Spring Dawning
  • She hesitates to pry into the matter.  - Locked in Time
  • The villagers pry open Séraphin's hands, which are revealed to have been clutching coins.  - Séraphin: Heart of Stone
  • Rigget confesses to having made a copy of the vault key, and sneaking in there at night to pry for valuable information.  - Flowers for the Judge
  • Sliding down to the rock itself, he tries to pry it free from the arm.  - To Beep or Not to Beep
  • Marge and Lisa try to pry them apart.  - Brawl in the Family (The Simpsons)
  • They find that the hinges of the place they were locked in were bad; Joe and Frank take turns to pry them off.  - The Secret Agent on Flight 101
  • The teacher begins to pry into Danny's personal life, particularly questioning why records from his previous school are unobtainable.  - Running on Empty (1988 film)
  • Ryan uses a metal bar to pry up the floorboards of the car.  - Von Ryan's Express
  • Posing as a reporter, Ann Grayle (Anne Shirley) tries to pry information out of Marlowe about the murder.  - Murder, My Sweet
  • One makes contact with Spock before they can pry it off, and Spock falls in pain.  - Operation: Annihilate!
  • He is consequently kicked out from night clubs where he tries to pry information out of strongmen in the Sydney underworld.  - The Bat (novel)
  • The two eventually reach the core section of the castle, and manage to pry away one of the Steam Balls before security surrounds them.  - Steamboy

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