crackle
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The beeping of damaged cars and the crackle of downed electrical wires echoed through streets that were otherwise eerily quiet.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
But behind the crackle of commands issued from towers and facilities, many controllers are silently struggling, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former controllers, medical experts, industry officials and lawmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Affectionate fans venerate the dialogue’s electric crackle and the cast’s peerless comedic timing.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
Petey flipped the switch on his control panel, and there was a crackle of static electricity in the air as the trap powered down.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
The chemistry between Breckenridge and Eggold truly crackles onscreen, and the clever script gives the actors much to work with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"I've since been back to the GP as my breathing is still painful and he has found crackles in my lungs," Mrs Hollingworth said.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
Except the story crackles with little distortions: Mirrors and bird cages appear with eerie frequency, paintings vanish from a wall, and other oddities complicate the narrative.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
The night crackles electrically, the front thunders like a concert of drums.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
He crackled with the energy of someone who had nothing left to lose and a great deal left to say.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Around noon, a conversation in Chinese crackled to life over the marine VHF radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
When the signal finally did flicker back into life there was a long silence before the voice of Christina Koch crackled back to mission control, evoking memories of the Apollo era.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
A blue orb of condensed light crackled and spread, filling every corner of the manor with its deadly rays.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Brushing his hand over crackling vine leaves, French winemaker Gregory Guibergia was relieved a wildfire only scorched the edge of his vineyard but he feared its smoke would ruin this year's vintage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Wisps of smoke rose from charred or crackling tree trunks between Le Porge and the village of Lege-Cap-Ferret to the south, AFP journalists said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Steak leans into its vintage charm with dark lighting, a crackling fireplace and a distinctly romantic atmosphere.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Yet today it reads like a crackling radio dispatch from a quaint age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
They stay like this for some time, alongside the crackling of the fire and the ticking of the clock.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
