crumple
Example Sentences
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Any more weight on those shoulders and Gran would crumple to the ground.
From Literature
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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
Chip slid down to the floor, crumpling like one of those rag dolls Katherine used to drag around by the feet.
From Literature
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That memory is enough to make me crumple, but Harlow giggles, and I snap back to the present.
From Literature
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If she was passing out papers, she didn’t crumple mine or throw it on the floor.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.