crumple
Example Sentences
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Colbert took a paper copy with the CBS statement, crumpled it, and put it in a plastic bag typically used to collect dog feces.
From Los Angeles Times
Chip slid down to the floor, crumpling like one of those rag dolls Katherine used to drag around by the feet.
From Literature
That memory is enough to make me crumple, but Harlow giggles, and I snap back to the present.
From Literature
If she was passing out papers, she didn’t crumple mine or throw it on the floor.
From Literature
In the former he proved compellingly contemplative and introspective, while in the latter he established an impressive arc, growing from unleashing unbounded, extroverted dimensions to embodying crumpled dejection.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
