Words similar to cracked

Example sentences for: cracked

How can you use “cracked” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The second governor sent from Spain, Lieutenant General Don Alejandro O’Reilly, cracked down on the rebels.
I had a slightly cracked disk, and the doctor asked me how it might've happened.
Public journalism as propounded by Rosen is so broad and vague, so infused with good intentions and cracked premises, that it melts at first touch.
A few nights later, Jay Leno cracked, "I have two words for people who think that sex burns calories--Monica Lewinsky."
Since Cockburn cracked wise in 1982, the news business--especially the TV news business--has grown more aggressive and competitive.