crumple
Example Sentences
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He dug into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of silver paper.
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The wings hung limp and crumpled at the dragon's side.
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It was crumpled and useless, not that they could’ve driven it out, anyway; the road was buried in ash and fallen trees.
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Nighthand swept it aside with a blow from the marble sword that sent it crumpling to the ground.
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Slumped in his chair, pencil in hand, unlit pipe in his mouth, surrounded by slips of paper, many of them crumpled up.
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