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Example sentences for: cracking

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

(She'd better get cracking.)
The NYT states that when Albright shows up on Tuesday, she will "read the riot act" to Yassir Arafat about cracking down on terrorism.
Another reports that fraternities and sororities are cracking down on drinking, and promoting studying: The National Panhellenic Conference has declared 1997--this is not a joke--"The Year of the Scholar."
Cracking Mastering Linux open, I was struck by its similarity to motorcycle manuals.
As I mentioned, Bradley's serious policy proposal of the day was to save $10 billion a year and $125 billion over the next decade by cutting corporate tax subsidies and cracking down on tax shelters.