Example Sentences

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He says his company has cracked the problem, at least for limited applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In the Los Angeles area and a few places around the San Francisco Bay, the cost of gas has cracked the $5-per-gallon level and is even tipping towards $6 in a few places.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In the last several years, Netflix has cracked down on password sharing between accounts in different households and introduced lower priced ad-tiers.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Russian Andrey Rublev regained his place in the top 10 after a run to the fourth round, while Italy's Flavio Cobolli - who reached his first major quarter-final - has cracked the top 20.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

I think that my whole world has cracked into all these little pieces, and the only way I can go about fixing it is one shard at a time.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy