Example Sentences

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She said she will be cracking out the fake eyelashes and fake tan, adding: "Don't worry - I am going to be looking a lot more respectable."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

The hotel will be cracking open a 15-liter bottle of ritzy Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvee for guests, served with such appetizers as lobster rolls and pate de foie gras “S’mores.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 25, 2016

But this past weekend and especially this coming weekend, law enforcement of a different kind will be cracking down on a different kind of dangerous activity as well.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2016

The question is whether he will be cracking that gag at 34.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2011

"Yes, Karl, and your neighbor Pomuchelskopp will be cracking his jokes on it."

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz