cracked

Example Sentences

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It appeared they’d cracked a code in winning Monday’s Game 3.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Buildings have collapsed and roads are either cracked or buried in landslides.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

There, Lightning gets to know the town’s colorful cars and discovers that glory isn’t all it’s cracked up to be if you have no one to enjoy it with.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The threat subsided on May 26 after officials confirmed that the tank had cracked and was no longer pressurized.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

What I do remember: Our freezing cold house in Boston, with the cracked board on the front porch.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy