crumpled
Example Sentences
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Far from luxuriating in a serene and pristine writing environment, Ms. Lewin reveals, Woolf worked amid “old nibs, bits of string, used matches, rusty paper-clips, crumpled envelopes, broken cigarette-holders, etc.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
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 • Feb. 18, 2026
"No student should have to rifle through drawers looking for a crumpled certificate when they're preparing for a job interview," Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Buildings in Whitehouse were destroyed or crumpled, with corrugated roofs strewn across the ground.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
“One! Two! Three!” the children yelled, and lifted the crumpled balloon up, up, and away.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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