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

“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

The arrival of “talkies” further eased its entry: Orchestras disappeared, dialogue filled the soundtrack and a little crunching no longer disrupted the show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

I rolled my eyes and continued crunching on my carrot, hopeful it wasn’t as loud to them as it was to me.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling