crumple

Example Sentences

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To wrap a basketball, for example, you’d need to crumple the paper in a horrible mess or cut many pieces and tape them together with unsightly overlaps.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

The close-ups of their faces, as they crumple or freeze in the act of realization, are devastating, and not just for those undersold at $1.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Emergency alert systems that crumple when needed most.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

On the rare occasions when the army stops to rest, men simply crumple to the ground and sleep.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly