crumby

Example Sentences

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The baked fake, which is anything but crumby, has risen to the occasion at the Cake International show.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Temperatures in the piles decrease and the compost matures into a dark and crumby humus, resembling rich organic soil in both look and smell, the zoo said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

I try again the next week, only for the resulting loaf to somehow be simultaneously stodgy and crumby.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

I start by frying fresh breadcrumbs in more oil than seems necessary, but it’s just enough to evenly infiltrate every nook and crumby cranny to fry it to maximum crispness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2019

He was pretty sharp, in his crumby way.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger