cracked up


Past tense of crack up.

Words Nearby cracked up

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How to use cracked up in a sentence

  • Following the bellow of the rifle, so loud in that thin air, a sharp, harsh report cracked up from below.

  • So when you cracked up and Dad and Phil went on the dead run to help, they caught a perception of it.

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • But shes been kinder pinin lately; I reckon she needs a changethough a change isnt always what its cracked up to be.

    The Wayfarers | Mary Stewart Cutting
  • I cal'late you reckon the Markerstown's about played out, an' a'n't exackly wut she's cracked up to be.

  • Yes; that's exactly what sets me wondering; the fellow should have cracked up by all the rules of the game.

    The Brain | Alexander Blade