1.   As editor, Dorothy likes to crack the whip.

2.   Cowboys cracked their whips as they herded cattle.

3.   He cracked his whip and galloped off.

4.   In the darkness there is an almighty salvo of machine gun fire, like a cacophony of cracking whips.

5.   The coachman cracked his whip and the carriage lurched forward.

6.   Trumpets sounded, drums beat, whips cracked, mules squealed, and teamsters cursed.

7.   The rider cracked his whip and the horse began to run.

8.   These days it cracks the whip.

9.   Another explanation suggests that the expression alludes to their practice of cracking enormous whips over their teams as they drove produce to market.

10.   And while Yeltsin is no longer immersed in the intricacies of economic policy, Kremlin veterans say he is still occasionally capable of cracking the whip.