Crack example sentences

Related (13): break, fracture, split, fissure, rupture, solve, decipher, joke, wisecrack, snap, crackle, shatter, collapse

"Crack" Example Sentences

  1. There's a crack in the foundation that's been getting wider every winter.
  2. She heard the crack of the bat as it connected with the baseball.
  3. I tried to crack the code but gave up after three hours.
  4. Don't step on the sidewalk crack or you'll break your mother's back.
  5. He made a crack about her new haircut and she didn't find it funny.
  6. The investigator managed to crack the case after months of dead ends.
  7. I can see daylight coming through that crack in the wall.
  8. At the crack of dawn, the runners lined up for the marathon.
  9. She's been trying to crack into the tech industry for years.
  10. The pressure was so intense that he started to crack under the stress.
  11. My phone screen has a small crack but it still works fine.
  12. They crack jokes constantly — it's their way of dealing with anxiety.
  13. The old leather jacket had a crack running down the back.
  14. I heard a loud crack when the tree branch fell during the storm.
  15. Nobody could crack her defenses; she kept everyone at arm's length.
  16. The ice began to crack beneath our feet as we walked across the frozen lake.
  17. He's been trying to crack the mystery of who stole the paintings.
  18. She made a terrible crack about his weight and immediately regretted it.
  19. The detective finally managed to crack the witness and get the truth.
  20. There's a crack in the ceiling that looks like it's spreading.
  21. At the first crack of thunder, the kids ran inside screaming.
  22. I need to crack down on my spending or I'll be broke by next month.
  23. The comedian's best crack of the night got the biggest laugh.
  24. You could see the crack forming in their relationship months before the breakup.
  25. The wall has a crack that runs from the floor to the ceiling.
  26. She tried to crack a smile but couldn't hide her disappointment.
  27. The pressure finally made him crack and confess everything.
  28. That's a pretty good crack — where did you hear it?
  29. The crack in the windshield spread across the entire glass after the accident.
  30. I heard them crack up laughing in the other room.
  31. He's been working to crack the encryption on those files.
  32. The first crack of the whip signaled the start of the performance.
  33. She managed to crack through his tough exterior and see who he really was.
  34. The old floorboards crack whenever you step on them.
  35. I made a crack about the situation and everyone groaned.
  36. The scientist finally managed to crack the formula after years of research.
  37. You could hear the crack of the bat echoing through the empty stadium.
  38. He tried to crack wise but nobody was in the mood for jokes.
  39. The drought caused the earth to crack and split in deep fissures.
  40. She's been trying to crack the secret to his success for a long time.

Common Phrases

  1. crack a joke
  2. crack under pressure
  3. crack the code
  4. at the crack of dawn
  5. crack down on
  6. crack a smile
  7. crack wise
  8. crack the case
  9. crack up
  10. crack into
  11. crack someone up
  12. fall through the cracks

Examples by Level

A1
  1. The glass has a crack in it.
  2. I heard a crack when the branch fell.
  3. Don't crack the eggs on the table.
A2
  1. She noticed a crack running down the middle of the mirror this morning.
  2. The old paint started to crack after the hot summer.
  3. He tried not to crack under the pressure of the exam.
B1
  1. The foundation showed the first crack, and suddenly everyone was worried about the whole house.
  2. You could see the crack forming in their friendship over the course of that year.
  3. At some point, everyone cracks — it's just a question of when and how badly.
B2
  1. The scandal exposed a crack in the organization that had been widening for years, unnoticed.
  2. She'd managed to hold it together for months, but the news made her crack in a way she hadn't expected.
  3. There's always that one moment when you realize the system has a fundamental crack in it.
C1
  1. The fissure that would eventually crack the entire political establishment began as something almost imperceptible.
  2. What we interpret as resilience is often just the ability to crack slowly rather than all at once.
  3. The crack between what he believed and what he was forced to do had become impossible to ignore.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of exhaustion that precedes the moment you crack — a quiet accumulation of small surrenders.
  2. The most damaging cracks are the ones you don't see until the structure has already begun to fail.
  3. He'd spent so long maintaining the facade that when it finally began to crack, he almost didn't recognize the relief.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. My phone screen has a crack right down the middle and I keep pretending it's not getting worse.
  2. The kids were playing too rough and now there's a crack in the living room window.
  3. I stepped on a branch and heard it crack under my foot — scared me half to death.
💼 Workplace
  1. The crack in the ceiling has been there for months and nobody's bothered to fix it.
  2. During the meeting, you could see the crack forming between the two departments over the budget.
  3. My coworker made a joke to crack the tension when things got awkward with the new manager.
📊 Business
  1. The competitor's product quality started to crack after they cut manufacturing costs too aggressively.
  2. Our market research revealed a crack in consumer confidence that we need to address immediately.
  3. The partnership began to crack when neither side was willing to compromise on the terms.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I bought this mug yesterday and there's already a crack in the bottom — I'm taking it back.
  2. The discount was huge, but I noticed a crack in the frame before I paid for it.
  3. These dishes are supposed to be durable, but they crack if you look at them wrong.
✈️ Travel
  1. The windshield got a crack from a stone on the highway and now I'm worried it'll spread.
  2. The hotel room was nice until I noticed a crack running across the bathroom tile.
  3. We hiked to this beautiful viewpoint and found a crack in the cliff face that was honestly terrifying.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher used a metaphor about ice to crack the concept of molecular structure for the younger students.
  2. My son's science project was about why concrete develops cracks in winter — surprisingly interesting.
  3. The professor made a joke to crack the tension before announcing the exam results.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We didn't fight or anything, but I could feel a crack forming between us after that conversation.
  2. He tried to crack a joke to lighten the mood, but it just made things more awkward.
  3. The crack in our relationship started small, but by the end it was the only thing I could see.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The scandal exposed a crack in the administration that the media had been investigating for months.
  2. Analysts say the crack in party unity is wider now than it's been in decades.
  3. The leaked documents revealed a crack in the official narrative that nobody could ignore.
💻 Technology
  1. The phone's screen protector cracked but the actual display underneath was fine — that's what it's for.
  2. The AI model started to crack under the stress test when we pushed it beyond its training parameters.
  3. There's a crack in the software's security that the developers are scrambling to patch.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The structural analysis identified a crack in the foundation that requires immediate remediation.
  2. Research indicates that thermal stress can cause concrete to crack at predictable intervals.
  3. The audit revealed a crack in the internal control system that has since been addressed through procedural reform.

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