crumple

Example Sentences

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To wrap a basketball, for example, you’d need to crumple the paper in a horrible mess or cut many pieces and tape them together with unsightly overlaps.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

The close-ups of their faces, as they crumple or freeze in the act of realization, are devastating, and not just for those undersold at $1.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Rot and death would spread through their venerable trunks and crumple their limbs — but their roots and stumps, cradled by the continent’s most ancient mountains, lived on in the sandy, acidic Appalachian soil.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

Emergency alert systems that crumple when needed most.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

The stair treads seemed to crumple under his weight and the porch planks squealed as he crossed them.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck