cracking
Example Sentences
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Cracking down on foreigners who aspire to study in the U.S. may not be the punishment some in Washington seem to think it is, as top-notch students have many good alternatives elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Cracking the 53-man roster might be tough, but Wax could make the team if Junior Colson, who has a history of injuries and is currently “working through something,” begins the season on the shelf.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
Cracking Vance for Yang involved watching the screen adaptation of his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.”
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024
Cracking Contraptions, a series of 10 short stop-motion animations, ran on the BBC throughout 2002, and in 2010 the duo were immortalised in a set of Christmas stamps.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
Cracking a joke about somebody’s girlfriend—real or imaginary—is just a great comeback.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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