crackle
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When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Little bites of umami crackle and crunch that bring a welcome jolt of delight to some of my favorite dishes — congee, citrusy chicken Caesar wraps, anything that benefits from a salty, shattery finish.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
But behind the crackle of commands issued from towers and facilities, many controllers are silently struggling, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former controllers, medical experts, industry officials and lawmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
I woke up disoriented as the crackle of shimmering sparks turned into the dawn chorus of birds.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
When Cymone, wearing a dress fashioned out of a trash bag, and Seifert take the stage later with drummer Zoey Su, and bassist Lucy Fraser, the sold-out room crackles with energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"I've since been back to the GP as my breathing is still painful and he has found crackles in my lungs," Mrs Hollingworth said.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
Except the story crackles with little distortions: Mirrors and bird cages appear with eerie frequency, paintings vanish from a wall, and other oddities complicate the narrative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
I try to look away so she won't think I'm spying on her, but as I do that, the walkie-talkie crackles with static.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
He crackled with the energy of someone who had nothing left to lose and a great deal left to say.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
When their signal returned, Koch’s voice crackled back to Houston with a message for humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Thunder and lightning crackled over the strobing sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Alice filled it for him from a copper pot that hung over a fire that crackled in a ring of stones.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Wisps of smoke rose from charred or crackling tree trunks between Le Porge and the village of Lege-Cap-Ferret to the south, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Don’t be afraid of any crackling; cumin seeds should sizzle when fried.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
But there were also thousands of local families gathered at the stadium with a crackling sense of anticipation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Yet today it reads like a crackling radio dispatch from a quaint age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Soon they had a large mound of mussels waiting beside a crackling fire.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
