crinkle

Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025

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

Study the slope of his nose, the way his eyes crinkle in the corners from his broad grin like the eyes of sleepy cats in the sun.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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

Now, Levin spends weeks filling her freezer with gingerbread, cherry-hazelnut biscotti, chocolate-lemon crinkles, and sugar cookies — she’ll bring more than a dozen varieties to the party.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

There’s this way she has of telling people to “listen,” half-imperative, half-plea; a way that the skin around her eyes crinkles in a petition to be understood.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

Both Sohn and Jang also manipulate simple sheets of paper, defining modest sculptural forms with cuts, folds and crinkles.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

Abby Suso is singlehandedly reclaiming eye crinkles for our generation.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Our critic raved that “Carol Bove is an illusionist. Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

This filthy and fascinating film is peering in, nose crinkled and stomach churning, to see what bubbles up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

Some are voice acting, transferring skills they may have honed in animated movies or TV shows, while others are contributing their likenesses through advanced motion-capture technology that can replicate furrowed brows and crinkled cheeks.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

They’re crinkled to reflect the light, making the medals shine.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The skin around Grandma’s eyes crinkled as she narrowed her gaze in their direction.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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

Flies buzzed about the room, but were often drowned out by the sound of humans’ protective plastic bootees crinkling with every step, a safety measure employed by the university for the health of the birds.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

But by the time she got into formation, she’d replaced her annoyed look with a big smile, her eyes crinkling at the corners.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez