smart crack
Example Sentences
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I was wondering what was to be done next, when Guert drew each bridle from its animal, and gave a smart crack of his whip.
From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore
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
The men looked at each other, and the "come" was repeated, with a smart crack of the whip which the driver carried in his hands.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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)
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)
