crumby

Example Sentences

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The baked fake, which is anything but crumby, has risen to the occasion at the Cake International show.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Temperatures in the piles decrease and the compost matures into a dark and crumby humus, resembling rich organic soil in both look and smell, the zoo said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Its range is awesome: It can effortlessly whip your soft butter and sugar smooth, and has the dexterity to crush cold butter into crumby bits for a perfect pie crust.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2020

I try again the next week, only for the resulting loaf to somehow be simultaneously stodgy and crumby.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

He was pretty sharp, in his crumby way.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger