Examples of “craze” in a Sentence

noun A brief but intense popular enthusiasm for something, a fad.

• The board game became a nationwide craze almost overnight.
• A dance craze swept through the school and everyone learned the steps.
• Collecting colorful stickers was the latest craze among the kids on our street.

verb To develop a network of fine cracks, as in old pottery glaze or paint.

• The old porcelain vase had begun to craze with age.
• The glaze on the antique plate began to craze after many years.
• Old paint can craze when it dries too fast in the heat.