crack into
phrasal verb
cracked into; cracking to; cracks into
informal
: to enter or get started in (something, such as a profession)
It's not easy to crack into professional football.
Examples of crack into in a Sentence
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Each nation, according to the doc, wants to be the first to crack into extraterrestrial technology to reverse-engineer it for human use.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
Watch him crack into a massive watermelon with his impressive teeth to reveal the baby's gender.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
This trio of stars has all cracked into the big leagues, but the Red Sox's system is still loaded.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Inside Tony’s Philly Steak across South Halsted, sunlight barely cracks into the dining room beyond the signage.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
The software stock has now cracked into the top 20 in the S&P 500 with a valuation that tops corporate giants like Home Depot and Procter & Gamble.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Stress and tension crack into crevasses that yawn deep enough to end lives.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
After spending more than a half century maturing, The Glenrothes’ oldest, and most daring, whisky ever made is ready to be cracked into, literally.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Look, the content creator industry is a hard one to crack into.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
Watch him crack into a massive watermelon with his impressive teeth to reveal the baby's gender.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
This trio of stars has all cracked into the big leagues, but the Red Sox's system is still loaded.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Inside Tony’s Philly Steak across South Halsted, sunlight barely cracks into the dining room beyond the signage.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
The software stock has now cracked into the top 20 in the S&P 500 with a valuation that tops corporate giants like Home Depot and Procter & Gamble.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Stress and tension crack into crevasses that yawn deep enough to end lives.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
After spending more than a half century maturing, The Glenrothes’ oldest, and most daring, whisky ever made is ready to be cracked into, literally.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Look, the content creator industry is a hard one to crack into.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
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“Crack into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crack%20into. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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