“Even in the crucible of war, we have discovered that our worst critics love us in the concrete as much as they hate us in the abstract.”

“It assembled them in a stick by mechanical means and a cast was then taken using molten metal from the crucible.”

“The city has been the crucible of modern urban architecture for two decades.”

“Evidence for smithing includes crucibles, and moulds for plain copper-alloy pins.”

“An unfinished lead buckle suggests some metalworking was taking place at the site, and there are also crucibles.”

“Platinum crucibles are used to melt high-quality optical glass and to grow crystals for computer chips and lasers.”