How to Use crack in a Sentence

crack

1 of 2 verb
  • He cracked open the eggs.
  • The bird cracked the seed on a tree branch.
  • He fell and cracked his elbow on the ice.
  • The mirror cracked when she dropped it.
  • The hailstones were big enough to crack some windows.
  • Someone cracked him over the head with a beer bottle.
  • The baby cracked her chin pretty hard when she fell.
  • Workers cracked the large rock into three pieces so it could be moved.
  • He cracked his collarbone in a skiing accident.
  • Glint or none, this gent had to be cracked.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Even Cartwright cracked a smile.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • This can cause a stone top to crack over time.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • Trump has cracked the code in how to hurt the press.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But the dream is starting to crack.
    — Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • One of the back windows is cracked.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
  • But crack was the drug Sheen said hooked him most.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One of the bowls cracked in transit!
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Who else is cracking jokes like her?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The top accounts have cracked the code.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the podcast cracked that open.
    — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 7 May 2026
  • In a large cocktail tin, crack a whole egg.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • So dive in with your hands and get cracking.
    — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • All but one of those projects has cracked the top 10.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ne-Yo is cracked at Tekken, bro.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
  • How does one crack the world’s most famous code?
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And so then now the whole school knows what's cracking.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The crown is cracked and one of the spikes has fallen off.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Yes, Rosie likes to crack punny jokes.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • So, the Raptors cracked the paint.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Highs will barely crack the low 40s.
    — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

crack

2 of 2 noun
  • Light came through the cracks in the walls of the barn.
  • The crack runs all the way from the top of the wall to the bottom.
  • I could see them through the crack in the doorway.
  • The vase has a few fine cracks, but it is still usable.
  • Seal up cracks around your home.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Your calls slipped through the cracks.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • No child should fall through the cracks.
    — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Seal any cracks and crevices with caulk.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • If your frozen eggs crack, toss them.
    — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2026
  • If your frozen eggs crack, toss them.
    — Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Seal any cracks and holes in your home.
    — Hali Smith april 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Food residue can build up and cause cracks.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Food residue can build up and cause cracks.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • They well in his eyes as his voice cracks.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Trim hedges and pull weeds from beds and cracks.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But might this have been a crack in the ice?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Look for fruit with dark green, crack-free skin.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
  • There's a lot more cracks than there used to be.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • From there it gets pushed above ground through cracks.
    — CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure there are no cracks and chips on the jars.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Seal the cracks Air seal your home.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Small cracks where the light shows him that all of us need help.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • The cracks started right at the top.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The cracks are not always easy to spot.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cracks are starting to show.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There are cracks in the plaster.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • But the agreement has seen cracks.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Patch cracks and holes in mortar and brick.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some are just people who fall through the cracks.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Talent slips to through the cracks.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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