crumple up

Example Sentences

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Even if voters crumple up and toss the congressional maps Yee and others drafted, none felt as though their labors were wasted.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

You’re pleased to get the bag, and there might be a thing or two in there you want, but there’s also plenty that you’re going to crumple up and throw away.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Lynn didn’t panic or crumple up his game plans.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2019

Sometimes I’m feeling healthy and I’ll take a salad and crumple up a couple of Cheetos on there.

From The Verge • May 3, 2019

When she stood on the ground at last she seemed much shorter and smaller and her legs felt for a minute like they would crumple up with her.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers