crack into

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.

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Finches and sparrows crack into seeds with sturdy bills, while chickadees, titmice and nuthatches are more of a grab-and-go crowd, snatching a seed and taking off. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Even with the seats ripped up in rows and the bleachers bent and cracked into pieces along the lower part of the bowl as the dismantling and sell off gets underway, the place just emanates history. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026 As bigger studios tend to avoid launching films during Super Bowl weekend, several new releases from independent distributors managed to crack into the list of top earners. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026 Tough to crack into the top 100. — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crack into

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