cracked

Example Sentences

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He said the team thought it had "cracked it" on Friday, but a pipe coming off on Sunday was time-consuming to fix "and then you lose the weather window".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Many of Swann’s readers admit a similar skepticism until they cracked her book’s spine and discovered they couldn’t put it down.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

L.A. streets are broken, and mayoral debates aren’t what they’re cracked up to be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Geothermal projects have been around for decades, but Fervo says it has cracked the code to unlocking much more energy from the technology.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I knock softly and poke my head through the cracked door.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller