crackling

Example Sentences

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Yet today it reads like a crackling radio dispatch from a quaint age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A former Tennessee star, Lawson brings Summitt’s brand crackling intensity to Duke, a mindset that she’s said calls for supreme confidence, chasing excellence and holding oneself to an all-around standard of success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The camera cuts to Elizabeth’s actual surroundings: a New York City apartment, where the radiator clacks and hisses in place of a crackling fire, and the view is brick, not snow-dusted pasture.

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

He could barely get through the school day with his body crackling like it did.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu