Example Sentences

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"We had particular difficulties with hard sounds like 'B' and with sounds involving lip puckering, such as 'W'. But these abilities will likely improve with time and practice," Lipson said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Nobel’s Super Lemon Sour Candy will surely have your mouth watering and puckering.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

“They’re the Sour Patch Kids of chips,” said one puckering colleague.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

The building — which soars some 15 stories — sits surrounded by a chain-link fence, with broken windows puckering its elongated, and rusted, rooftop cupola.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022

After a long pause she rested her gaze on me, puckering her lips again in thought.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool