crumpled

Example Sentences

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Calvin looked annoyed at the request, but Ella dug around in her bag and thrust a crumpled scrap of paper and the nub of a pencil into my hand.

From Literature

Opal crumpled up her list of silly names and jumped away from me, but the miller took no notice of her.

From Literature

Colbert took a paper copy with the CBS statement, crumpled it, and put it in a plastic bag typically used to collect dog feces.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, suddenly, decisively, she pulled the name tag off her shirt, and crumpled it in her hand.

From Literature

I perch on Dad’s crumpled sheet and open the laptop.

From Literature