crack
Example Sentences
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The unprecedented access shows how these cases are often cracked, not through state-of-the-art technology, but by spotting tiny revealing details in images or chat forums.
From BBC
“So we set it in the beginning of the 20th century, when we felt that whole romantic worldview was just about to crack and fall off a cliff.”
From Los Angeles Times
“We don’t have a permit,” cracked host Ego Nwodim, riffing on scrappy independent tactics in her monologue.
From Los Angeles Times
Tiny cracks in the road surface – usually caused by traffic – allow water to seep in.
From BBC
He faced an agonizing 20-minute wait on the 18th fairway as Jacob Bridgeman, in the preceding group, played a shot from the beach that cracked off a cliff and back into the ocean.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
