crackling

Example Sentences

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The delegation from the U.K. fled their pavilion, abandoning coffee and snacks after a hole appeared in the tent roof, lightning crackling in the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

On a crackling night in Glasgow, substitute Kieran Tierney found the net from outside the box to restore the home side's lead in the 93rd minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

These include a recipe for crackling bread that begins, “First, catch your pig.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Gibbs drove out, with the fires lighting the way and the crackling of the radio keeping him updated.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Nokomis, Mama, Deydey, Pinch, Angeline, and Omakayas all ran outside, gazed on the horizon, and saw the crackling and snapping waves of the ice.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich