crack off
Example Sentences
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Such fractures can contribute to calving events, in which large blocks crack off a shelf.
From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022
“The temperature would be 40 below, and you’d have these guys out on the range, having to crack off the ice from their guns to see the target,” Mr. Pearson said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2014
First crack off the bat, the question came about Edgar's opinions.
From Time Magazine Archive
“If you’re goin’ t’ crack off, just bide a spell till I gets on deck.”
From Every Man for Himself by Duncan, Norman
A crack off Hut Point and curving to N.W. opened to about 15 or 20 feet, the opening continuing on the north side of the Point.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
