crackling

Example Sentences

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All that crackling pressure on one athlete, the hushed ooooooohhs from the rafters, all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

On a crackling night in Glasgow, substitute Kieran Tierney found the net from outside the box to restore the home side's lead in the 93rd minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

These include a recipe for crackling bread that begins, “First, catch your pig.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Gibbs drove out, with the fires lighting the way and the crackling of the radio keeping him updated.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Buildings around them began to rumble, witches looked around in confusion, but most important, the crackling energy of the gazebo fell.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega