crack
Example Sentences
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San Francisco is the only U.S. city to crack that threshold at 44%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Burke was also the first guy in that Dodgers clubhouse to crack a joke when the team needed it, his former teammate Rick Monday said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"What that means in real terms is that everybody in life has to be given a fair crack of the whip," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
At the crack of dawn, as was her habit, Old Emma started out to the shed.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
