crack open
Example Sentences
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One gets the sense that, were you to crack open one of the tomes, a mystery would come falling out from between its pages.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
While some primates use stone tools to access food, for instance to crack open nuts, accumulative stone throwing is a rare example of stone tool use in a social context.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Far out in space, where geostationary satellites orbit, a half-dozen school-bus-size satellites crack open and start dumping barium, lithium or sodium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even with videogame “luck mechanics,” where the divide is smaller, crypto holders crack open loot boxes at a greater clip.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
I crack open my window and whisper my poem into the wind, praying it will carry the message to her, bring her back to me.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
