Example Sentences

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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

Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

A Bendigo historian to her left held a crinkled page from the archives showing that Mr. Joseph was buried on July 25, 1858.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

But then her eyes crinkled and she snorted.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon