The iron gates had been ripped away like coat-hanger wire, and a tumbler of acid splashed into Gates's stomach.

You can make your own insulation supports by cutting lengths of coat-hanger wire to the correct size.

Metal ladder hooks for paint buckets are available at hardware stores, or you can make a hook by bending a piece of coat-hanger wire into the shape of an S. Hang the bucket from a ladder rung where you can conveniently fill it with gutter sweepings.

It had been the thin serpentine trickle of blood that had attracted the attention of the rating who had been mopping the floor and now, after extricating the bodies with a length of coat-hanger wire, Felix was trying to figure out what it meant.

Waverly looked down at a foot-high composition of varicolored warts mounted on two legs like coat-hanger wire.

Let the water drain from the trap after you remove the plug; then poke inside the trap through the cleanout hole using a hooked length of coat-hanger wire or a plumber's snake to find and withdraw the blockage.

He hefted the hand-talkie radio whose antenna was wrapped in a tinfoil cone stiffened with coat-hanger wire.

Older toilets may not have this, but if yours does, probe with a piece of coat-hanger wire to see if this opening is obstructed in any way.

After removing the plug and letting the water drain into the bucket, poke inside the trap through the clean-out hole, using a hooked length of coat-hanger wire or a plumber's auger.

He swung his flashlight at a spot in the chain where the links had been severed, then reattached with something akin to coat-hanger wire.