Example Sentences

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A crunching tackle at the Holte End against Wigan on his Villa debut endeared him to the support.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

She has also recorded the sounds of birds singing, footsteps crunching on snow and flowing streams to remind her of life back on that blue planet she can see out of the window.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A dog barks somewhere, and a bicyclist goes by, small tires crunching on pavement.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari