crackle

Example Sentences

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When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Aref Montazeri, a rising-star artist, had just finished breakfast in his fifth-floor apartment overlooking Tehran when he heard the first crackle of war nearly two months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

We go inside people’s private dreams that are shot like old filmstrips and deteriorate with a snap, crackle and pop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The crackle at the heel was enough to draw me in.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Those on the ground could hear the roar and crackle as the volatile hydrocarbons flamed high above.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman