crumbly

Example Sentences

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An oil driller tapped into the wet, crumbly ore at Florence in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Towering at 300 feet tall, the crumbly ocher cliffs of Palos Verdes Estates boast breathtaking views of Los Angeles’ coastline.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

The porous, sweet bite of melon, the crumbly salinity of feta, the flaky salt crystals, the mint, the balsamic—it was revelatory.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

All-rounder Stokes added: "It looked green and grassy up in the changing rooms, but then you go out there it looked different: very dark and crumbly and quite a few cracks in it."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

Past my house, sad and red and crumbly in places, past Mr. Benny’s grocery on the corner, and down the avenue which is dangerous.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros