first crack
Example Sentences
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What looked like one firm’s problem turned out to be the first crack in what became a worldwide financial crisis.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
She got her first crack at journalism writing and editing for the Cornell Daily Sun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
The first crack in my thinking came when I read Kathryn Joyce’s book The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025
Now, he might get his first crack at the big-league roster, with the Dodgers facing another round of injury headaches following Monday’s game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025
If the first crack appeared in 1789, the real break occurred two years later.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
