wrinkle
Example Sentences
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Or it might have been just a wrinkle in the paper, magnified and darkened by the camera.
From Literature
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Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.
From Barron's
Based on Andre’s twitching legs and wrinkled forehead, he’s just as confused as me.
From Literature
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"Perhaps shame fades all the more easily when you're 70, and no one pays attention to you anymore. I don't know. I wasn't afraid of my wrinkles, or my body," she confided.
From Barron's
Danny could have stayed in the bath for hours, but he was starting to get sleepy and his fingers were wrinkled like raisins.
From Literature
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