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

By 8:45 a.m., the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and the grass in Nielson’s fist began to crinkle and snap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

With hundreds of locations, it’s known for a simplified menu of chicken fingers, coleslaw, crinkle fries, Texas toast and a signature tangy dipping sauce.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

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

His face was red and his eyebrows pointed toward each other, making a wrinkly crinkle in his forehead.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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

She gets these crinkles by her eyes sometimes—like old people get, but she makes them look young.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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

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

In her hands was a crinkled plastic bag.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

She pulls a piece of crinkled paper out of her pocket and hands it to me.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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

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

The conceit was spectacularly imaginative: the sheets had enough form to become both dynamic sculptures and, in their murmured crinkling, significant percussive accompaniment for occasional wails from Sunny Yang’s cello.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

With tiny lips pressed together tightly and a severe frown crinkling her forehead, she moved determinedly toward the two-story building up past the driveway.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov