cracked
Example Sentences
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Mom’s voice cracked on the word school, and Jonah decided this was nothing like those times she tried to catch him or Katherine in a lie.
From Literature
With a rock and a spike, she punched a hole and drank the juice, cracked the shell and pried out the flesh.
From Literature
Authorities cracked down on the scheme last week with the arrest of nine people, mostly Chinese nationals.
The unprecedented access shows how these cases are often cracked, not through state-of-the-art technology, but by spotting tiny revealing details in images or chat forums.
From BBC
“We don’t have a permit,” cracked host Ego Nwodim, riffing on scrappy independent tactics in her monologue.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
