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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But since the 1960s, the parties have sharply divided along racial lines over issues, constituencies, and electoral appeals, widening a generation-old crack into a chasm.
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Fredrick C. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2017
In recent years, hackers have cracked into fax machines and used them to access sensitive information.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Marcelo Mayer is ready to crack into the big leagues at any moment.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Show more Dallas only needs 4 inches to crack into its top 10 snowiest days on record.
—NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Intel’s stock price and market share had collapsed as the artificial intelligence wave boosted chipmaker Nvidia while Intel struggled to crack into the business.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Wallace cracked into laughter hearing those figures.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
That’s the biggest storyline surrounding a team that is No. 8 in the preseason AP poll and is looking to crack into the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Eventually, the ice at the water’s edge might fail to support its own weight and crack into pieces.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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Fredrick C. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2017
In recent years, hackers have cracked into fax machines and used them to access sensitive information.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Marcelo Mayer is ready to crack into the big leagues at any moment.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Show more Dallas only needs 4 inches to crack into its top 10 snowiest days on record.
—NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Intel’s stock price and market share had collapsed as the artificial intelligence wave boosted chipmaker Nvidia while Intel struggled to crack into the business.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Wallace cracked into laughter hearing those figures.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
That’s the biggest storyline surrounding a team that is No. 8 in the preseason AP poll and is looking to crack into the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Eventually, the ice at the water’s edge might fail to support its own weight and crack into pieces.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Crack into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crack%20into. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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