pucker
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Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
He avoids kissing for 24 hours before a performance and 48 hours before a competition because it makes it difficult to sustain a pucker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Mattel should have considered traditional pucker toe moccasins, instead of black shoes, and included symbols on the basket that Cherokees use to tell a story, she said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
If a bite of dandelion greens or extra-dark chocolate makes you pucker, there’s good reason.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 12, 2023
She is middle-aged, with eyes that droop at the edges and a mouth held in a pucker.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The building alternately puckers and swells, like the indolent flexing of a muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The crunchy onion gives a little sweetness while the pickle puckers in the most pleasing way to cut through all that heat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Bose says it has refined the design in subtle ways: according to the company, “pleats and puckers have been removed from soft materials, and gaps between components have been replaced with smooth transitions.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2021
He puckers his lips and pantomimes shoveling coal.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2020
He puckers his lips and makes a kissing sound.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
The seams in the seat jackets of our tester were puckered and imperfect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Hashtags such as #sunburntanlines, #sunpoisoning and #sunstroke are popping up alongside videos of young men and women - some in tears - revealing deep red, almost purple, often puckered skin.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
Unscrewing the cap on a tube of mauve goo and giving it a generous swipe across puckered lips.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
He puckered his lips and blew, as if spitting spitting water while laughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
The small man puckered his lips and narrowed his eyes for a moment.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
"We had particular difficulties with hard sounds like 'B' and with sounds involving lip puckering, such as 'W'. But these abilities will likely improve with time and practice," Lipson said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
These candies will have your mouth puckering — and salivating for more.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
“They’re the Sour Patch Kids of chips,” said one puckering colleague.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
The espresso can be sipped, unsweetened, without puckering or grimacing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
She shifted her attention to my hands, where I was yanking the thread with such tension that the fabric was puckering.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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