crackling
Example Sentences
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In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
But amid all that crackling electricity, everything around Marty begins to blur.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
The delegation from the U.K. fled their pavilion, abandoning coffee and snacks after a hole appeared in the tent roof, lightning crackling in the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
On a crackling night in Glasgow, substitute Kieran Tierney found the net from outside the box to restore the home side's lead in the 93rd minute.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
He watched vigilantly until the badger’s squat body disappeared through the trees, but he did not wait for the crackling sound of her departure.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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