crackle
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Season 2, which is still superior television, lacks some of the crackle of season 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But the crackle of anticipation in Westminster Hall made abundantly clear that this was anything but standard.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.
From Slate ● May 13, 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
They didn’t say a word, but with widening eyes and small taut smiles they sent a charge of excitement dancing between them like a crackle of electricity.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
From their first meeting, the air between them crackles with . . . something.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
She received the muffled four-word confirmation over static crackles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
There is no doubt the US-China relationship has improved in recent years, but it is a relationship that still crackles with tension and suspicion.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024
It crackles in the night, and I feel it moving through me in waves.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
A desperate voice crackled down the phone -- Mariano Nkogo Mba Nchama's 22-year-old son pleaded for help to get home to Equatorial Guinea from Ukraine, where he is fighting for the Russian army.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 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
Against her blue hair and bold, pink doll-head suit, the orange backdrop crackled with energy — it was perfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
The air crackled with tension, charged with the crowd’s confusion and excitement.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Skies over Le Porge turned orange as smoke rose from charred and crackling pine trees, while helicopters made repeated runs over deserted neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and residents to flee to safety.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Steak leans into its vintage charm with dark lighting, a crackling fireplace and a distinctly romantic atmosphere.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
A former Tennessee star, Lawson brings Summitt’s brand crackling intensity to Duke, a mindset that she’s said calls for supreme confidence, chasing excellence and holding oneself to an all-around standard of success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
It was odd to be alone in a room that was normally crackling with activity, but it was celebratory, too, I was enjoying myself.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
