crackup
Example Sentences
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The crackup silenced the massive crowd that had greeted Perez with thunderous cheers on every lap all weekend.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023
I figured his crackup had begun, and he’d soon be whisked off to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2022
This is a lurid crackup novel, too heavy-handed for my tastes, but I suspect a lot of readers will respond to it.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022
An alarming crackup has begun at the foot of Antarctica’s vulnerable Thwaites Glacier, whose meltwater is already responsible for about 4% of global sea-level rise.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2021
From a junkyard they had obtained a battered air lift, smashed almost beyond use in the crackup of a ten-thousand dollar sports cruiser.
From Code Three by Raphael, Rick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.