crumple

Example Sentences

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She’s looking right at me and has the paper from a straw crumpled up and hanging from one nostril.

From Literature

“I am too late!” he said, and crumpled to the ground.

From Literature

Then he crumpled, his toga flapping dramatically on the way down.

From Literature

Instead, his gaze drifted over Michael’s shoulder and landed on Jamar Prince, who was walking toward them holding three Butterfingers and a crumpled receipt.

From Literature

There are crumpled signs for hospital departments strewn on the ground and medical records drying on a tarpaulin between the admin offices.

From BBC