crinkled

Example Sentences

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Cut to a slow horror zoom into his face, eyebrows crinkled upward as if in a prayer for deliverance.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Look closely at that crinkled gold cap and you can see the reflection of a changing country.

From Slate • Jul. 5, 2023

Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

She was wearing a crisp blue mask, but her dark eyes crinkled into an unmistakable smile as she fell into step beside me.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

I was preparing to move away, to let my mother and sister say goodbye, when he coughed—a brittle, rasping hack that sounded like crepe paper being crinkled.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover