take a crack at
Example Sentences
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When he asked Anthropic’s coding tool to take a crack at the infamous Riemann hypothesis, Jarred Sumner had no idea how much progress it would make on the 167-year-old conjecture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“I’d love to take a crack at either short stories or writing a novel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In addition to encouraging professional scholars to do research, Valentinas urged ordinary citizens to take a crack at looking at the Martian surface.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
Finally, he got the phone call: MacPherson told his former employee, “if you want to take a crack at it, go ahead.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
"Your dad is up for a visit and we just thought we'd take a crack at running down here and seeing you."
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
