crisp
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Think whipped ricotta and blue cheese on crisp oil-toasted sourdough, topped with muddled olives, garlic, lemon and orange zest, fresh basil, olive brine, and a little red pepper flake.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
They burst into action with an explosion of pyrotechnics and fireworks with Hooligan, which showcased their trademark blend of honeyed harmonies and crisp rap verses.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The crust is crisp, the pizza cooks more evenly, and I enjoy eating it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival production isn’t going to win awards for subtlety, but the storytelling is crisp and vivid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
In it, he’s dressed in crisp white short sleeves, seated on the edge of his cot, misty-eyed and grinning as he holds up the ultrasound Mom sent him in the mail.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
They got tighter and crisper, as reflected in the reactions at their frenzied live shows, where fans flying through the crowd and the hurricane swirl of their mosh pits are commonplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
There’s a slick of something sticky in the crisper drawer that I’d rather not investigate.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Suddenly my vision is clearer, sounds are crisper.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
He was crispest and most adventurous on his EWI — electronic wind instrument — on which he delivered the most convincing, sturdiest melodies with hints of sci-fi spookiness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Sitting by the Rhine one evening with friends, I sipped a glass of white purchased from a food truck that was one of the lightest, crispest wines I've ever consumed.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023
The crispest quote of the modern political era was written in 2018 by a man named Frank Wilhoit.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
Find a star and bring it in and out of focus until it is the smallest, crispest dot of light that you can make it.
From The Verge ● Jan. 26, 2022
White men in the crispest, slickest suits—black and navy and tweed, some with loosened ties and coats unbuttoned or cast aside over chairs.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
All the kids would play out in the street every day, you could walk into any neighbor’s house and they would feed you or you could get a packet of crisps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The British snacks giant said it had entered into a consultation process over Tyrrells-brand vegetable crisps following a "sustained decline in demand and the loss of key export volumes".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Ray and Colin’s first interaction involves charged glances at a pub’s bar where Ray is purchasing crisps, after which Ray gives him a note with a time and location for a meet up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Emma’s eyes are glued to the screen, the crisps moving one at a time into her mouth on a pink conveyor belt.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The skirt steak gets seared first until deeply browned, leaving behind savory crisped bits on the bottom of the skillet that become the foundation of the entire dish.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
Layering protein creates contrast in texture and flavor: crisped edges against softness, smoke against sweetness, spice against dairy.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
He pointed to a sign, crisped and faded from the weather.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
Once the cooking area is cleared, Brown pours olive oil into a pan and shows Prado her trick for crisping tortillas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
The cake's surface will look different if it is soaked in syrup, making it moist and sticky, or if it is put in the oven, crisping and darkening the surface.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
They get smash-grilled, crisping the exterior with Maillard-reaction goodness; at assembly, an extra slab of house-cured pork belly adds more smoke, salt and fat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
You’ll start by crisping the skin of 2 or 3 salmon fillets.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
She made him taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth but all red-golden.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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