crinkle
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Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025
O’Rourke has cropped hair, a graying goatee and expressive eyes that crinkle with his toothy smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
His voice is backed by light bass plucks, piano chords in the key of C and the crinkle of thousands of tiny plastic wrappers being peeled back.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
Macfarlane, a seasoned lead of a dozen-plus straight Hallmark holiday romances including “Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen” and “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas,” is skilled at a Labradoresque eyebrow crinkle that could make anyone swoon.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
“Here,” she’d said, and Izzy had known what it was before she even felt the crinkle of the plastic wrapper in her palm.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
The can itself has a sealed top and crinkles at the edges to make it clear the contents aren't to be drunk.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
The paper crinkles as the kites part the air with a soft swish.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
His face crinkles into a smile: “I love work.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020
“One of my first memories was watching the parlor maid iron The London Times so there were no crinkles in it before my father read it,” Anne Coates said in a 2016 interview.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2018
Her nose crinkles up like she took a bite of pickle.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
They’re crinkled to reflect the light, making the medals shine.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Even water trapped in the depression of a crinkled chips bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
At a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Wednesday, crews unloaded what appeared to be the Titan’s 22-inch hull, crinkled and twisted with exposed wires and cables.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
“Well,” she said, her forehead crinkled with concern, “because people keep getting away with it.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Tired and graying, crows’ feet crinkling around his eyes, Djokovic summoned the vintage stuff and gave himself a chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Animal organs, ground up!” one guest squealed, crinkling his nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Its smile will be warm and welcoming, with just the right amount of pupil dilation and crinkling at the corner of the eyes.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Soft brown needles lined the ground under our feet as we padded down the path to climb inside, turning the pages of library books as we swayed, limbs intermingling, dust jackets crinkling.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
She doesn’t seem to care that she’s crinkling my notebook pages.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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