crackle

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 13, 2026

But behind the crackle of commands issued from towers and facilities, many controllers are silently struggling, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former controllers, medical experts, industry officials and lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Some are sensory: noticing textures, nailing a bread-crust crackle, assembling a playlist that carries you through chopping and stirring.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Suddenly the space between Thompson and DaCosta seems to crackle with an interplay of creative energy, as if the sharing of ideas generates its own palpable discharge.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Tires crackle over the gravel right next to my feet.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor