crunching

Example Sentences

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His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

Several people went hurrying past him on the sidewalk, their chins sunk deep in the collars of their coats, their feet crunching in the snow.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl