Sentence examples for be a crack from inspiring English sources

(Feinberg has also received training from military instructors, and is said to be a crack shot).

The one where I'm staying the night, and writing this post, used to be a crack house.

His intention was always to be a crack sideman and the American pianist Harold Mabern has certainly managed that.

When they reach a bodega or apartment building believed to be a crack den, the members recite the rosary -- loudly.

And no one does it more determinedly than Gordie, who, to impress Alicia, pretends to be a crack investigative reporter.

After results of Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability ratings were released on Monday, there appeared to be a crack in the dominance of Japanese brands over automotive reliability.

That means that in 2007, 4.3% of the working-age population was on DSP; in 2013 it was up to 4.4% – the same level as 10 years ago, and hardly an amount to get worried about, or to even suggest there needs to be a crack-down: One issue with DSP is that the percentage of those over 60 on the payments is rising.

It should be a cracking final.

But you don't have to be a crack-of-dawn early riser to build a powerful morning routine -- as Schwartz points out, the key is working with your own schedule and making time for what's most important as you're starting your day, whether it's at 5 a.m. or 9 30.

I was certain there would be a cracked skull incident.

"There is a crack in everything.