crease
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It is the stride to the crease with his helmet in one hand and the way he hits sixes over straight mid-wicket.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Minimizing the crease is a priority for Apple, says Naranjo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
When Stokes was involved - at the crease, or launching himself into another tireless spell - there was hope.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
During the procedure, an interventional radiology team makes a small incision near the crease of the leg.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
But Aunt Gloria’s face remained smooth like paper without a crease.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Around her, students scribble notes and sketch corrections into their drawings: Watch the creases as the model walks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Netscher has meticulously rendered the garment’s luscious materiality—its fall, folds, creases and bunchings—yet transcended mere description to give us a shimmering vision of white and gray highlighted by splashes of red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Her fingers tremble as she smooths out the creases, and in a fumbling, uncertain voice, she begins to read them.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
There was something cherubic about his face, yet he looked older than his thirty-five years— perhaps it was the sharply etched creases at the comers of his eyes, or the air of authority he projected.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
“No matter what I do, the beds still look a bit creased and worn, even grubby, in pictures.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
His blue patterned shirt creased around the knuckle of his thumb.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
He swallowed, his brow creased by a hint of unease.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
He prefers reading newspapers over screens, still creasing the pages into a subway fold like he was taught as a child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
At this point, both the kids are born, Jimmy and Rosie, and they're at the door, just creasing themselves with laughter.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
The 43-year-old looks back at that scar, a smile creasing his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
"Overall it's not too bad for its age - but there is visible creasing and dust to the covering and some areas require a drop of glue to make good," the seller added.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2023
Leah barely glances at hers before folding and tearing off the bottom and creasing it into an origami crane.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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