crinkle
Example Sentences
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Coaxing extra fudginess out of brownies with coffee, without sacrificing the requisite crinkle top.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
He made sure to sleep atop paperwork so it didn’t crinkle, and that the computer keyboard was in proper working order as he tested it by walking across it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 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
My dad clenches his jaw as he looks away, back at the TV screen, but my mom’s eyes crinkle as she watches me, waiting for me to keep going.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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