crinkle

Example Sentences

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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

Remi is skittish, but food-motivated, so it may be a good idea to crinkle treats in her direction.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

O’Rourke has cropped hair, a graying goatee and expressive eyes that crinkle with his toothy smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

His voice is backed by light bass plucks, piano chords in the key of C and the crinkle of thousands of tiny plastic wrappers being peeled back.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

The corners of his eyes crinkle as he leans in and looks me directly in the eye.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi