crack
verb (used without object)
to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.
were cracking
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past progressiveof crack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And while the highest earners, unsurprisingly, kept splurging, Visa didn’t see any signs that lower-income consumers were cracking.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Boone Hogg, Logan Jugler and some friends were cracking jokes as they trekked toward Delicate Arch.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Sitting beside him, Freeman and Betts were cracking up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
But by the time he died in 1978, international laws and the Endangered Species Act were cracking down.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
Soon they were cracking messages in many languages.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
