The mechanic reached into the toolbox and pulled out two rusty monkey wrenches before starting the repair.

The old garage had a dusty box of monkey-wrenches that still fit every bolt I needed to tighten.

I handed him a monkey wrench so he could tighten the leaking pipe.

He grabbed a monkey-wrench from the toolbox to loosen the stubborn bolt.

The mechanic requested two left-handed monkey wrenches for the antique bicycle restoration.

When the vendor delayed delivery at the last minute, it really seemed to throw a monkey wrench into the works for our launch schedule.

He sent me to buy a left-handed monkey wrench, and I only realized later he'd been sending me on a fool's errand.

The sudden budget cuts could throw a monkey wrench in the works of our expansion plans.

A sudden change in regulations throws a monkey wrench in the works of our expansion plan.

When the supplier suddenly increased prices, it threw a monkey wrench in the works of our production schedule.