smart crack
Example Sentences
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“Bah!” he exclaimed; “that’s not a Frenchman, my lads,” and he closed the glass with a smart crack.
From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by Rainey, W. (William)
Vixen made a ferocious grimace at him—he could just see her distorted countenance in the fire-light—and further expressed her aggravation by a smart crack of her whip.
From Vixen, Volume I. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
A smart crack followed and up into the blue leaped the ball, defying the pursuit of catcher or baseman.
From Walter and the Wireless by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)
But the youth hung to the saddle, and, leaning forward, slapped the bronco a smart crack on the neck.
From Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret by Stratemeyer, Edward
The distant and infrequent sleigh-bells, with the smart crack of the rifle from the shooting match in the hollow, strike percussively upon the ear.
From Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors by Various
