crumbs
/ (krʌmz) /
slang an expression of dismay or surprise
Origin of crumbs
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How to use crumbs in a sentence
Place one sheet of phyllo on the board, brush it with butter, and sprinkle it with ¾ teaspoon of bread crumbs.
In a mixing bowl, combine beef, onion powder, garlic powder, bread crumbs, and eggs.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of those people were likely hitting crumbs in previous years.
Had it remained in these locations, crumbs would likely still be alive today.
crumbs tried to adjust by closing stores, cutting costs, and seeking to license its name.
That, like the matches, had long ago been used up, and our discoverers were reduced to roasted biscuit-crumbs.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneBesides a few crumbs, it contained a small lump of narwhal blubber and a little packet.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneHe looked with longing eyes at the waterfall as he finished the last crumbs of his supper.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerYes, if he came and she knew him, she would give him not bread crumbs only, but cake and kisses.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceThere they all sit in a row on the garden-fence, singing her a morning hymn to pay her for their crumbs of bread.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole France
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