cracking

Example Sentences

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His bad-tempered outburst showed a different side of a man used to cracking jokes and charming even his critics.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I’m cracking up,” says Small over Zoom from her Cooperstown, N.Y., home, “because I had no idea whatsoever that that movie was coming out until my dear sister informed me via you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Woods has grown comfortable with his aging, quasi-emeritus role, cracking wise about the sport’s up-and-comers and his various old man ailments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Still, the city was cracking down on campers.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“Where have you been?” he said, his voice cracking.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis