Example Sentences
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On a recent Thursday morning, five researchers and engineers at Ricursive scrunched before giant computer screens in a nondescript Palo Alto house, dissecting research papers and parsing through lines of code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Manage your draughts by putting a black bag with scrunched up paper up an unused chimney, or try limiting other draughts around the home.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
“It has a warm feel, not like …” Her face scrunched as if she had stepped on a snail, and she waited a beat before referencing the county’s recent purchase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
Jane Freeman, 55, a retired flight attendant and undeclared voter in Exeter, scrunched her forehead and let out a sigh when asked about Mr. DeSantis’s endorsement of Mr. Trump.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Her face scrunched up as if I stank.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
