crimped
Example Sentences
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In one hand he wields a pickaxe and the other a pastry with a distinctly crimped edge.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Higher interest rates, she said, have crimped bigger-ticket purchases that often require financing.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
The bread and butter of Boston asset management has been actively managed equity mutual funds, a business that has been crimped by investors choosing exchange-traded funds, index funds, and alternative investments instead.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Hermès in particular caters to ultrarich shoppers, who care little for rising gas prices and whose spending will only really be crimped by a stock-market slump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
His wet fur clung to his bony frame and provided no distraction from his crumpled ear, his missing eye, the crimped whiskers sprouting from his left cheek.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
