cracking
Example Sentences
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“I’m cracking up,” says Small over Zoom from her Cooperstown, N.Y., home, “because I had no idea whatsoever that that movie was coming out until my dear sister informed me via you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Woods has grown comfortable with his aging, quasi-emeritus role, cracking wise about the sport’s up-and-comers and his various old man ailments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Still, the city was cracking down on campers.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
California has been cracking down on hospice fraud on its own.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
“We don’t know,” he says, his voice cracking.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
