cracked

Example Sentences

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Truly cracked engineers didn’t dirty their hands with client-facing work.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a cracked mirror, with each fragment revealing a different, distorted image of the human psyche — and it’s really funny, too.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

That it was he who cracked the code against Diamondbacks righty Zac Gallen in the fifth inning, teeing off on a three-run, 400-foot home run to left-center field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He chose to stay even as authorities cracked down after the massive 2019 protests that saw millions of Hong Kongers in the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He reached up and unlatched the clear canopy over the cockpit, and the whole thing cracked off and spun into the sky.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin