rumple

Example Sentences

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On a blue two-seater sofa, a tiny head and bony freckled hands emerge from the loose rumple of a red and black Chinese silk shirt.

From Time • Oct. 10, 2016

In Sonnet 73, “That time of year thou mayest in me behold,” there is a cognitive rumple as eventful as any I know in poetry.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 23, 2016

His hair is frequently rumpled, but there’s not enough of it to rumple in the fashion of Donald Trump.

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2016

Would Dan’s fear of roller coasters really cause a major rumple in their relationship?

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2015

Through the windshield, I saw Rocco rumple Aaron’s hair.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin