crinkled

Example Sentences

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Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Cut to a slow horror zoom into his face, eyebrows crinkled upward as if in a prayer for deliverance.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

She is holding small scraps of paper, crinkled photos that appear to have been torn from magazines.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

His mother, Malachite, was punching down bread dough in a large ceramic bowl, the sleeves of her linen shirt rolled up to her elbows, her mouth open in a laugh and her eyes crinkled.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi