crump
Example Sentences
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In February last year, the crump of artillery was still distant, but the factories had long since shut down as the city turned into a military camp with restaurants and barbers catering to soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ghost doesn't flinch at the crump of a shell landing nearby.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
We hear the drills and the crump of the digger.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
With an explosive crump the right wing tore off and the Commando plunged toward the ground.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it sometimes happened that the pangs of hunger were too strong, and she would tear out the crump from the side of the warm bread as she ran.
From Ditte: Girl Alive! by Martin Andersen Nexø
