crease

Example Sentences

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He prefers reading newspapers over screens, still creasing the pages into a subway fold like he was taught as a child.

From The Wall Street Journal

Root also brings calm on his arrival to the crease, as he did on Tuesday when England slipped to 40-2 just after the powerplay.

From BBC

Sri Lanka's bowlers had no answer as Brook switched seamlessly between dancing down the track and going deep in his crease.

From BBC

The cover is creased and worn, and the edges of the pages feel soft against my fingertips, like wilted flower petals.

From Literature

Root's patience at the crease, deft footwork and reading of spin made him the linchpin of England's chase and once he settled in, Sri Lanka found it difficult to know where to bowl to him.

From BBC