"We were using it in normal fashion, at least Cranston was, when the cable snapped."

He swung away when a woman inside the apartment screamed, and the cable snapped, the police said.

Thomas then constructed a suspension bridge, but its cables snapped in 1865.

The cable snapped apart, one whip end of it almost taking her arm.

Both times, the cable snapped due to friction and hostile fire.

Someone pointed out that if the cable snapped, it might whiplash and kill people.

He brought the hammer down hard, the cable snapped, and the skycar dropped.

The cable snapped and the elevator just flew down so fast.

The friend adds, "A cable snapped and down he went."

The cable snapped like a thread and the elevator lurched.