crunching

Example Sentences

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Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Only after crunching the numbers, interviewing experts, and analyzing all of the angles do she and her partners invest.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“Take the emotion out of it, and start actually crunching the numbers. … What happens after you get in? That’s where it starts, but that’s not where it ends.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

It may only be number crunching, but the love algorithm tells us that there are many viable partners, not just The One.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The man seated next to her was eating bitter kola, crunching loudly, and when he turned to make conversation she slowly shifted away until she was pressed against the airplane wall.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie