crunching

Example Sentences

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“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

Scotland again pushed for immediate retaliation, but their momentum was killed when Stuart McCloskey's crunching tackle on Russell turned the ball over in Ireland's favour.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

It was a happy debut for Toulon wing Drean, who started the match making two crunching tackles and finished it with a try.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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

Instead she put one foot in front of the other, her sneakers crunching the snow, her socks absorbing the wet and cold and transmitting it up her legs.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu