crumbly
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Neither chewy, gooey nor crumbly, it was a grown-up way for me to get my chocolate fix—dessert and mouth freshener in one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
During the first 500,000 years, the amount of crumbly material dropped before rising again over the following million years.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Use it in scones, and you get that tender, slightly crumbly texture without much effort.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Some storms are warm and wet, like frosting; others are cold and dry, like crumbly pastry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
Of course, no knife could be sharp enough, the pie is too crumbly, and the atom would in any case be too small to see unaided.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
It will be crumblier when you make it without gluten, but the heartiness makes up for that.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
The resulting cake is crumblier — because duh, it doesn't have the fat! — but it's good.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
This fall, we set out to publish the most delicious apple-cranberry crisp recipe of all time — one that was bursting with juicy fruit, lightly spiced, with the butteriest, crumbliest topping.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022
