crack off

Example Sentences

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Such fractures can contribute to calving events, in which large blocks crack off a shelf.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022

“The temperature would be 40 below, and you’d have these guys out on the range, having to crack off the ice from their guns to see the target,” Mr. Pearson said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2014

First crack off the bat, the question came about Edgar's opinions.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wiped his forehead with his arm, noticing that the heavily caked mud was beginning to crack off.

From Narakan Rifles, About Face! by Smith, Jan

“Rake—Nuthin’! all its teeth would crack off ef you tried to drag a big rock with it.

From Natalie: A Garden Scout by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth