crinkly

Example Sentences

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Lay’s is redoing the bags too, ditching the crinkly sheen for a heavier, matte finish emblazoned with pictures of potatoes and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Although I know plastic is a problem, something still feels friendly about the bright-colored toothpaste tube, the crinkly bag of pasta.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

It's actually a painted veneer, presumably because there was not a piece of foil large enough, lest a run on crinkly silver lead to stale sarnies.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

They fill those crinkly carnival bags with buttery kernels and pour lemonade into small Dixie cups.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Captain Keelson gives me his crinkly smile and says hello.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick