crunching
Example Sentences
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"It sounded like cracking, like popcorn in the microwave... crunching," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Only after crunching the numbers, interviewing experts, and analyzing all of the angles do she and her partners invest.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
“A beautiful day,” he says, his accented words crisp as crunching leaves, “isn’t it?”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
