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

His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Joseph executed her role to perfection as she took all the pressure off 33-year-old Dottin, but when she departed with 41 runs still needed, there was some concern that West Indies could crumple.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Materials designed to crumple or deform in a crash to protect pedestrians or passengers, for example, can be hard or impossible to repair.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2023

I stare at a blank piece of paper until I crumple it into a ball and stuff it beneath my textbook.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman