crackling

Example Sentences

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All that crackling pressure on one athlete, the hushed ooooooohhs from the rafters, all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

But amid all that crackling electricity, everything around Marty begins to blur.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

The show might not have the crackling vitality of “Hamilton” or the bluesy poignancy of “The Scottsboro Boys.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

On a crackling night in Glasgow, substitute Kieran Tierney found the net from outside the box to restore the home side's lead in the 93rd minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

I practically choke on my own saliva—the lines, edges, and indentations of my palm pattern are now crackling orange, like embers on a grill.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer