crackling

Example Sentences

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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

Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

But amid all that crackling electricity, everything around Marty begins to blur.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

I felt it like the crackling static of a wireless.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu