crisp
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The first has a crisp, refreshing profile that makes it an ideal partner for Chesapeake crabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Their fateful interactions are told through crisp flashes of memory, skillfully rendered with spare elegance by the translator Hillel Halkin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The first sheet becomes the main course: four crisp, savory egg tarts with pancetta, pecorino and enough black pepper to evoke cacio e pepe.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Haaland’s singularity was a testament to how humanity seeks heroes — but Spain’s ultimate triumph via crisp passes and selfless teamwork offered a stirring, convincing collective counterpoint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Just as I bit into the crisp chocolate shell, a gorgeous guy walked into the classroom.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
She’s wearing oversize sunglasses, a crisp collared shirt, an even crisper pleated navy skirt and leopard-print pumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The good news is that there will be lulls between the successive weather systems, with sparkling sunshine and crisper conditions.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Who’s washing it, chopping it, remembering it exists in the crisper drawer before it liquefies?
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Erin’s passes are harder and crisper after Terrell leaves, which lets me know she’s upset.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
He was crispest and most adventurous on his EWI — electronic wind instrument — on which he delivered the most convincing, sturdiest melodies with hints of sci-fi spookiness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Aduba, 42, confirmed the news Sunday on Instagram, sharing a video that showcased the crispest of baby onesies along with a gentle “ta-da!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The crispest quote of the modern political era was written in 2018 by a man named Frank Wilhoit.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
"Sports Night" Before Aaron Sorkin made us all want to throw our TVs out the window with "The Newsroom," he created one of the crispest, most concise and hilarious comedies on television.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2020
I found the crispest dollar bill and folded it into my letter.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Cutting the cost of Doritos and Lays crisps helped PepsiCo win back snackers after a backlash over rising prices.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
All the kids would play out in the street every day, you could walk into any neighbor’s house and they would feed you or you could get a packet of crisps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Sauté them together until the pancetta renders and lightly crisps, the onions turning translucent and sweet at the edges.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
“Don’t let Emma con you into buying crisps before practice. If she’s hungry, she can have a fruit cup.”
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The grilled cheese was immensely gooey and rich, the bread perfectly crisped and with great structural integrity, with no bread slipping or overtly melted cheese causing an absolute mess.
From Salon ● May 21, 2024
In addition to its customarily flavoring soups, batters and stews, along with anything cooked in liquids — braises, beans, grains — it can also be roasted or crisped, ground and used as a condiment.
From Salon ● May 14, 2024
It was hot in the church, and the white edges of the arum lilies crisped and curled.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Once the cooking area is cleared, Brown pours olive oil into a pan and shows Prado her trick for crisping tortillas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
The cake's surface will look different if it is soaked in syrup, making it moist and sticky, or if it is put in the oven, crisping and darkening the surface.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
They get smash-grilled, crisping the exterior with Maillard-reaction goodness; at assembly, an extra slab of house-cured pork belly adds more smoke, salt and fat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Ricotta: I find that most store bought ricottas can be very "wet," and in some instances, this can prevent your dough from crisping well, sometimes even turning the whole pie somewhat soggy.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2022
It fed upon Picassos and Matisses in the upper halls, like delicacies, baking off the oily flesh, tenderly crisping the canvases into black shavings.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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