cracking
Example Sentences
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His bad-tempered outburst showed a different side of a man used to cracking jokes and charming even his critics.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“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
“They just needed a little help cracking a code. Turns out, I’m pretty good at that. The easiest questions on your father’s IQ test were the more visual ones. The puzzles.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
