crinkled

Example Sentences

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Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She is holding small scraps of paper, crinkled photos that appear to have been torn from magazines.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

At a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Wednesday, crews unloaded what appeared to be the Titan’s 22-inch hull, crinkled and twisted with exposed wires and cables.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Tío Lalo closed the store, came inside the house, found me sitting on the same chair, my bag at my side, the religious magazine crinkled from having been read so many times.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago