How to Use crack in a Sentence

crack

1 of 2 verb
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  • He cracked open the eggs.
  • The bird cracked the seed on a tree branch.
  • He fell and cracked his elbow on the ice.
  • The mirror cracked when she dropped it.
  • The hailstones were big enough to crack some windows.
  • Someone cracked him over the head with a beer bottle.
  • The baby cracked her chin pretty hard when she fell.
  • Workers cracked the large rock into three pieces so it could be moved.
  • He cracked his collarbone in a skiing accident.
  • Can’t even crack more votes then Klay Thompson and Austin Reaves.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In this case, there was none of that—cracked crust aside, Kop’s space rock was pristine.
    — Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 25 May 2023
  • In fact, the 80-year-old has been cracking jokes about his age more than usual.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 June 2023
  • Reduce heat to low; stir in Grana Padano and cracked black pepper.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • And can White find a way to crack the starting lineup as a rookie?
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • The state didn’t even crack the top five in terms of electricity price.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 7 July 2023
  • The swish and crack of a bat and a Bryce Harper home run flying 450 feet into the upper deck.
    — Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In a study to evaluate kindness in the 25 largest cities in the United States, one Ohio city cracked the top five in the rankings.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
  • When crack pipes are available, the social workers give them out.
    — Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Snag a seat by the cracking fireplace or post up at the ground-floor Bar Pendry or the fourth-floor Chez Zou with a cocktail or two.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Now, few phones allow this without cracking open the whole thing.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Go ahead and crack those knuckles and limber up the fingertips.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Hip-hop hasn’t fared much better on the Hot 100 this year; just six hip-hop singles have cracked the chart’s top ten.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 June 2023
  • Bake for 40 minutes, until the cornbread turns golden and the top begins to crack.
    — Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Just lug the bed-in-a-box inside, crack the cardboard, slash open the plastic wrap, and watch the mattress spring into shape.
    — Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The pressure from the gas buildup eventually cracks the electrodes and makes the battery fail.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2023
  • The eggs easily crack open to reveal six squeaking chicks that chirp when their heads are pressed down.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The Trojans cracked the top five in the Associated Press rankings for the first time since 1994.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But if someone cracks that open, that’s a huge advantage.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, Biden, who had been addicted to crack cocaine, was struggling to remain sober.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The two embraced on the court — with the comedian cracking a joke which made his son laugh — following the Huskies’ 75-60 win over the Boilermakers.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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crack

2 of 2 noun
  • Light came through the cracks in the walls of the barn.
  • The crack runs all the way from the top of the wall to the bottom.
  • I could see them through the crack in the doorway.
  • The vase has a few fine cracks, but it is still usable.
  • Small cracks where the light shows him that all of us need help.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • The crack resulted in the loudest laughs of the trial to date.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Rubber trees and night-blooming cereus grew in the cracks.
    — Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But on some days, her mind drifts to the crack in the wall outside her fourth grade classroom.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But within a few years, the cracks began to show – and homes started to sink.
    — Isabel Yip, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • To peel, gently tap the egg until the shell breaks and roll it to create more cracks.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • The crack between the living and the dead had fractured a continent.
    — Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The bugs often hide in the seams of a mattress or box spring, or in cracks in a headboard or bed frame.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The closed portion of Big Oak Flat Road has a crack about 200 feet long and up to 4 feet deep, according to the park.
    — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
  • The sounds of crowds cheering and the crack of the bat with the strong smells of hotdogs and stadium food can’t be beaten.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
  • Suleiman pointed to the cracks in the chapel’s ceiling that opened when shells struck the church’s roof during the last major war in 2006.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Note: If after some use, one of the straws cracks, simply replace it with a new one.
    — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Even the worst Monday can only last 24 hours and good news always pushes up through the cracks of the bad.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The more water, the more the concrete shrinks, resulting in deeper cracks.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Open a stuck jar Living on your own means not having anyone else to take a crack at the jar that won’t open.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Ripe tomatoes had fallen from the vines, creating cracks in the flesh.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Over time, nanoscopic cracks spread and lead to structural failure.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Listen out for a loud collective crack, as the jaws of a hundred New York parents hit the floor.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The photo showed a closeup of the baby’s face in the sonogram — prompting a crack from Duff about its cute features.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Because of their small size, adult fruit flies can easily get in through cracks and tears in bug screens.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Evans will likely get first crack at Williams’ touches.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • After 37 days, the egg will have grown into a mature adult bed bug that can live in a crack the width of a credit card.
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Side effects are rare but might include blisters and cracks in your skin.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
  • As the body count piles up, the cracks in their plan emerge, while a private investigator and the police close in on them.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 7 July 2023
  • Doherty has been free of hard drugs—that is, crack and heroin—since December 2019.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The Nasrallah family's children watched in horror through a crack in their garden wall.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024

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