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The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

She says shorts are "the trickiest item to get right in a professional environment" and recommends tailored, longer shorts paired with a crisp shirt or lightweight blazer for both men and women.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

By the time Houston rap legend Scarface — who’s known for his use of heavy bass — hit the stage I realized just how crisp the sound quality was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Fries cooked only with microwave energy tended to remain soft rather than developing the crisp surface consumers expect.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

I liked the way he spoke, all crisp and sharp.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

They got tighter and crisper, as reflected in the reactions at their frenzied live shows, where fans flying through the crowd and the hurricane swirl of their mosh pits are commonplace.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

There’s a slick of something sticky in the crisper drawer that I’d rather not investigate.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

The good news is that there will be lulls between the successive weather systems, with sparkling sunshine and crisper conditions.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Suddenly my vision is clearer, sounds are crisper.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

For the crispest presentation, serve cherries on ice.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022

Find a star and bring it in and out of focus until it is the smallest, crispest dot of light that you can make it.

From The Verge ● Jan. 26, 2022

It's traditionally served on or with tostadas, and it is best enjoyed on hot afternoons and at hungover lunches, preferably paired with the largest, crispest lager you can find.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2018

But they have played their crispest ball against the handful of good teams they have faced: 7-3 against the Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Rockies who have the NL’s best records.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2017

White men in the crispest, slickest suits—black and navy and tweed, some with loosened ties and coats unbuttoned or cast aside over chairs.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The meat browns, the tortilla crisps, and when you flip it, everything holds together like it was always meant to.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

All the kids would play out in the street every day, you could walk into any neighbor’s house and they would feed you or you could get a packet of crisps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

KP Snacks, which acquired the Herefordshire-based crisps company in 2018, is now proposing to close the Uttoxeter site where its non-potato products are manufactured.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Emma’s eyes are glued to the screen, the crisps moving one at a time into her mouth on a pink conveyor belt.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Sometimes seasoned simply with salt and pepper, sometimes coated in Shake ’n Bake, that sandy, paprika-tinged breadcrumb mix that crisped into something approximating a crust.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

Each berry came out as a single large, flat flake that crisped when baked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Then a “hot dog,” local chistorra, red with spice and crisped, tucked in a brioche bun and loaded Chicago-style, plated in a cardboard bull.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

"And I charge you to bring the prisoner a cup of wine and a nicely crisped capon, before he dies of hunger," Lannister said.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Once the cooking area is cleared, Brown pours olive oil into a pan and shows Prado her trick for crisping tortillas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

The cake's surface will look different if it is soaked in syrup, making it moist and sticky, or if it is put in the oven, crisping and darkening the surface.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

While the squash gets a head start in the oven, you can dry out the chickpeas to encourage crisping.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

Here, we start by crisping cured Spanish chorizo, which gives the dish smokiness.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022

She made him taller, and massive, too, with crisping hair in curls like petals of wild hyacinth but all red-golden.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer