cracked

Example Sentences

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The shell cracked, and they were birds hatching and taking flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He says his company has cracked the problem, at least for limited applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Thus cracked open the ongoing bilateral fracture, though Mexico City and Madrid never broke off formal diplomatic ties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Excuse the mess,” Nichols cracked as we walked to her corner suite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Their moon-cast shadows formed lean shapes that stretched and folded, leaped and spun and skated across the cracked plaster.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood