How to use crimp in a sentence

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• The sharp bend had crimped the pipe so almost no water could get through.From the entry crimped
• The crimped edges had been welded in earlier models.From the entry crimped
• It sure would put a crimp in things to have any vandalism happen here.2014, Gail Loreth, Sarah’s Revenge, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry put a crimp in
• Would marriage somehow put a crimp in your image as a beautiful, successful and single newscaster?2013, Devon Vaughn Archer, Love Is In The Air, →ISBN. From the entry put a crimp in
• Lightly brush edges with reserved egg to help seal the hotpie; crimp edges together with fork.2011, Kate Fiduccia, The Venison Cookbook: Venison Dishes from Fast to Fancy, page 112. From the entry hotpie
• Too many don'ts had crimped their creativity and blocked out the wealth of dos.2008, Craig Detweiler, A Purple State of Mind, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry color inside the lines
• Probably yes, because there were pots of pelargonia in the windows, wrapped in crimped white tissue paper.2005 [1994], Madeline G. Levine, transl., The Woman from Hamburg and Other True Stories, translation of original by Krall, Hanna…. From the entry pelargonia
• Shanghai Kelly has been kicking up dust about the war on the crimps and boardinghouse keepers.1930, James Dalessandro, 1906 - a Novel. From the entry kick up dust
• New crimped leaves came free from the sprigs and spread.2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100. From the entry parsley
• As I tszuj my newly freed hair, I realise that the plait has left me with some sort of crimped effect.2019, Portia MacIntosh, Honeymoon For One. From the entry tszuj
• Often you will find yourself doing unlikely things such as crimping a sloper or open-handing a severely incut small edge.2011, Peter Beal, Bouldering: Movement, Tactics, and Problem Solving, →ISBN. From the entry open-hand
• The cards are slightly crimped, just enough to indicate to the cheater's sensitive fingers exactly where to shift the cut.1949, John Scarne, Scarne on Cards. From the entry shift the cut
• They were as alike as prisoners, dressed in black silk waists and fitted skirts, with shawls of crimped black lamb across their shoulders.1934, Kay Boyle, My Next Bride, Virago, published 1986, page 8. From the entry lamb

Meaning of crimp

1. adjective Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
2. adjective Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
3. noun A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

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Questions about crimp in a sentence

How do you use crimp in a sentence?

Crimp is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.”

What is a short sentence with crimp?

“Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.”

What does crimp mean?

Crimp means easily crumbled; friable; brittle.