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:

This has made for such dramatic historical incidents as the Opium Wars, which broke out when the authorities cracked down on the opium trade here.
Responding to Bauer's assertion that he had never violated his wedding vows, another reporter cracked, "President Clinton said that too."
Some say the justices should simply rule that sexually explicit material isn't as dangerous for children as it's cracked up to be, and therefore, free speech should prevail.
Once too many people have cracked the code — most important, when those who have done so are in some way opposed to the anti-language's users — the language becomes obsolete and dies.
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.