At 5 p.m. on the banks, a guide leading the crossing squints to carefully scan the stretched-out expanse of nothingness that lies ahead, neck slightly craned forward, walking stick in hand.

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But Head proved adept both at finding rare gaps for boundaries, and then freeing his arms to clear the rope, and indeed the fence, as the outfielders craned their necks.

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Either way, holding your phone with a craned neck for hours and hours is bound to give you a strain.

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Hunter removed his hat slowly and craned his neck.

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The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) seated on his mule, craned his neck to watch the fighting, and the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said: "Now the battle is raging."

Source: https://www.ummid.com/news/2023/october/07-10-2023/bravery-of-prophet-muhammad-few-examples.html