crinkle
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Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025
With hundreds of locations, it’s known for a simplified menu of chicken fingers, coleslaw, crinkle fries, Texas toast and a signature tangy dipping sauce.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Macfarlane, a seasoned lead of a dozen-plus straight Hallmark holiday romances including “Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen” and “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas,” is skilled at a Labradoresque eyebrow crinkle that could make anyone swoon.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
He was startled by noises such as the crinkle of poop bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
His face was red and his eyebrows pointed toward each other, making a wrinkly crinkle in his forehead.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
The can itself has a sealed top and crinkles at the edges to make it clear the contents aren't to be drunk.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Gluten-free chocolate crinkles, molasses spice and pecan bars all have champions in my home.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Both Sohn and Jang also manipulate simple sheets of paper, defining modest sculptural forms with cuts, folds and crinkles.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
His face crinkles into a smile: “I love work.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020
His forehead crinkles, and then his eyes go wide.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Mr. Hur crinkled an eyebrow and corrected him: No, he said, she occupied that post under President Obama.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
They’re crinkled to reflect the light, making the medals shine.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Even water trapped in the depression of a crinkled chips bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
“Well,” she said, her forehead crinkled with concern, “because people keep getting away with it.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Tired and graying, crows’ feet crinkling around his eyes, Djokovic summoned the vintage stuff and gave himself a chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Its smile will be warm and welcoming, with just the right amount of pupil dilation and crinkling at the corner of the eyes.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
A woman with a shopping bag picked her way through, waving her hand and crinkling her nose at the smell.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Hands jostled around a large metal basin, plastic gloves crinkling as they massaged pounds of julienned radish, green onion and a spicy, fragrant paste of red pepper flakes, brined shrimp, ginger and garlic.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
One of them, an old man with a white beard who was sitting in my row, even nodded at me and smiled, the corners of his eyes crinkling.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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