crack
Example Sentences
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Their norteño take cracked the Billboard Hot 100 despite the group having no major label deal or studio album of their own.
From Los Angeles Times
Police have been cracking down on the use of prohibited symbols amid a recent rise in antisemitism and right-wing extremism.
From BBC
She’s been doing this for years now, and I look forward to them with the same giddy devotion I usually reserve for cracking open a brand-new planner on January 1.
From Salon
Ultimately, Sandoval’s “Traitors” turn easily cracks the top five of reality show redemption arcs, which might be the best twist that nobody saw coming.
From Los Angeles Times
Like the Pooles, Mr Johnson said he had woken up in the early hours of Monday to cracking, banging and shouting.
From BBC
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