cracking

Example Sentences

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Ahead of the policy change it appeared the airline was cracking down in advance.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s always either cracking a joke or laughing at one.

From Literature

Then it seized the boat, and the entire structure was flung up into the air, cracking and splintering as it landed again on the waves.

From Literature

Imagine a cracking good baker meets a squat Agatha Christie.

From Literature

He says, through cracking phone reception, connecting his sound and his vehicle is a relationship he’s been waiting to master.

From Los Angeles Times