crackle

Example Sentences

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The beeping of damaged cars and the crackle of downed electrical wires echoed through streets that were otherwise eerily quiet.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Aref Montazeri, a rising-star artist, had just finished breakfast in his fifth-floor apartment overlooking Tehran when he heard the first crackle of war nearly two months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

They heard the crackle and pop of somebody walking toward them through the dry pine needles on the forest floor, and the girls looked up hopefully.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz