crinkle
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He made sure to sleep atop paperwork so it didn’t crinkle, and that the computer keyboard was in proper working order as he tested it by walking across it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
His voice is backed by light bass plucks, piano chords in the key of C and the crinkle of thousands of tiny plastic wrappers being peeled back.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
Macfarlane, a seasoned lead of a dozen-plus straight Hallmark holiday romances including “Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen” and “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas,” is skilled at a Labradoresque eyebrow crinkle that could make anyone swoon.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
They are tossed in Nashville seasoning and served with crinkle cut fries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
I hear the crinkle of plastic and know she's taken the bag from her daughter's hands.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
The can itself has a sealed top and crinkles at the edges to make it clear the contents aren't to be drunk.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Gluten-free chocolate crinkles, molasses spice and pecan bars all have champions in my home.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Up close, I noticed eye crinkles from a lifetime of smiling, his booming laugh.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
His face crinkles into a smile: “I love work.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020
I’m nestling down in the sleeping bag when something crinkles under my hand.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Even water trapped in the depression of a crinkled chips bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
At a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Wednesday, crews unloaded what appeared to be the Titan’s 22-inch hull, crinkled and twisted with exposed wires and cables.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
“It’s not ev’ryone appreciates how beau’iful they are,” said Hagrid to Slughorn’s back, tears leaking from the corners of his crinkled eyes.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Tired and graying, crows’ feet crinkling around his eyes, Djokovic summoned the vintage stuff and gave himself a chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Animal organs, ground up!” one guest squealed, crinkling his nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Its smile will be warm and welcoming, with just the right amount of pupil dilation and crinkling at the corner of the eyes.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
“Us being here, accredited, I feel like I am a part of this,” Guzmán said, eyes crinkling with a broad smile.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
Ivy and June whispered and giggled all the way back to the gym, papers crinkling between them.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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