crisp
adjective
(especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle.
crisps
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present tense formof crisp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
All the kids would play out in the street every day, you could walk into any neighbor’s house and they would feed you or you could get a packet of crisps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Sauté them together until the pancetta renders and lightly crisps, the onions turning translucent and sweet at the edges.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
A spokesperson for the company said Tyrrells potato crisps were not affected and continued to perform strongly.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Then she grabbed the packet of crisps I’d been eating and scoffed the lot.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
