How to Use "Crack" with Example Sentences

crack (n): a broken line on the surface of something; a loud noise

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Used with adjectives:

"My phone has a large crack."
(large, small, thin, narrow, tiny, wide, deep)

"We heard a loud crack."
(loud, sharp)

Used with verbs:

"A crack appeared across the windshield."
(appeared, spread, developed, ran)

"We need to seal the crack in the window."
(seal, fix)

"The crack in the cake opened up."
(opened up, widened)

"Did you hear that crack?"
(hear)

Used with prepositions:

"There is large crack in the roof."
(in)

"The vase fell on the floor with a loud crack."
(with)

crack (v): to break; to solve

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Used with nouns:

"He used a hammer to crack the glass."
(glass, ice, mirror, window)

"He cracked the case."
(case, code, mystery, password, puzzle, safe)

"She is good at cracking eggs."
(eggs)

Used with adverbs:

"He accidentally cracked the window."
(accidentally)

"The police successfully cracked the mystery."
(successfully)