crack open
Example Sentences
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One gets the sense that, were you to crack open one of the tomes, a mystery would come falling out from between its pages.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
While some primates use stone tools to access food, for instance to crack open nuts, accumulative stone throwing is a rare example of stone tool use in a social context.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“That doesn’t suddenly make this market affordable for everyone, but it does crack open doors that had firmly shut when rates peaked.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
When you crack open several funds that sound the same, you can find very different investments inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
I slide out of bed, tiptoe across the room, and just barely crack open the door to have a look.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
