cracking
Example Sentences
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And, since Caine couldn’t get the hang of it, it’s Deighton’s hand seen in the movie cracking eggs into a bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A group of lawyers is backing new legislation in Sacramento aimed at cracking down on misconduct, including harsher penalties for illegally recruiting clients.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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
Carefully cracking the few seeds that remained in his mouth, he thought again about a bridge.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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