Example Sentences

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Holidaymakers have told the BBC how some hotels and resorts are cracking down on people reserving sun loungers with towels, after a man won a payout over the practice.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down, detaining and deporting more than 13,000 foreign nationals involved in online scams since early last year.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“So that’s why we all did those, and we are cracking up up here.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

As for whether bosses are cracking down on no-shows?

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

Branches are cracking, her heavy footsteps hitting the path moments after mine, then I remember she doesn’t have footsteps.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson