Examples of crack a smile in a Sentence
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At least teaming with Dell allowed Seth to finally crack a smile for the first time in a while.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
Coverage of his personal appearances focused on his obvious discomfort in meeting with strangers and his fruitless efforts to laugh or even crack a smile, which tended to produce only a hideous facial rictus.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Parents can join in on the fun—the story is silly enough to make even the biggest kids crack a smile, too.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
When asked about his performance, Sullivan didn’t even crack a smile.
—Jackson Tolliver, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
These Spaghetti Western bubbles would have made even Lee Van Cleef crack a smile.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
Alas, with all his scientific seriousness, Mr. Hoefling could stand to crack a smile or two.
—Eric Felten, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Anyone weary of cringe-y, performative displays of bien-pensant thinking might crack a smile — or let loose a belly laugh.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
He’s bound to crack a smile upon opening up this one.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
Coverage of his personal appearances focused on his obvious discomfort in meeting with strangers and his fruitless efforts to laugh or even crack a smile, which tended to produce only a hideous facial rictus.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Parents can join in on the fun—the story is silly enough to make even the biggest kids crack a smile, too.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
When asked about his performance, Sullivan didn’t even crack a smile.
—Jackson Tolliver, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
These Spaghetti Western bubbles would have made even Lee Van Cleef crack a smile.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
Alas, with all his scientific seriousness, Mr. Hoefling could stand to crack a smile or two.
—Eric Felten, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
Anyone weary of cringe-y, performative displays of bien-pensant thinking might crack a smile — or let loose a belly laugh.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
He’s bound to crack a smile upon opening up this one.
—Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
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“Crack a smile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crack%20a%20smile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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