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

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

Speaking at the site, Mohamed El-Sherif, the city’s governor, said the collapse was caused by a “vertical split” in the structure, causing half of the building to crumple.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

I crumple the note and drop it on Robby’s desk, a smile on my face.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali