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• He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.From the entry big
• The crumpled paper was used as packing material.From the entry crumpled
• A crumpled and well-used orange vest hangs over the back of his chair.2025 February 19, Paul Clifton, “I am absolutely committed to reforming the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 39. From the entry hang over
• The frat bros dartying a stone's throw away paid no attention to my crumpled figure.2022 August 15, Christine Ji, “Broken Ankles and Barriers to Accessibility: Reflections from a Skater-Turned-Scooter Girl”, in The…. From the entry darty
• When Uff investigated Southall, the concept of crumple zones in rolling stock was slowly becoming established.2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “From Southall to Carmont... how to keep passengers safe”, in Rail, page 46. From the entry crumple zone
• The police officer crumpled, her fall cushioned by the body armor she wore.2018, J. S. Morin, Mercy for Hire Mission Pack 1. Missions 1-4, Magical Scrivener Press, →ISBN, page unnamed. From the entry sportsballer
• Crumple it up, light it on fire, or tear that mothereffer to shreds!2016, Holly Porter Johnson, Greg Johnson, Zero Down Your Debt: Reclaim Your Income and Build a Life You'll Love, Coral Gables, F.L.: Mango…. From the entry mothereffer
• Open-handed, he walked steadily down the slope, stepping over the crumpled bodies on the blood-damp grass.2014, Ian Ross, War at the Edge of the World, →ISBN. From the entry open-handed
• It was as crumpled as it had been when I had taken it off at bedtime.2014, Glynis Dunnit, Girls Scout for Boys, Academy Incorporated Limited, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry necker
• And Jerry, Jerry doing Sieg Heils around the stage then, in that crumpled suit.2012, Ada Wilson, “January 3rd 1990, 11am”, in Red Army Faction Blues, Pontefract, West Yorkshire: Route, →ISBN, page 200. From the entry Sieg Heil
• “Lordy loo, sugar,” she said from her wheelchair, her face all crumpled up like a dried-out apple.2012, Delilah S. Dawson, Wicked as They Come. From the entry Lordy loo
• She crumpled to the floor, her swords sliding from her hands and falling at her side.2010, Allen Williams, The Witches' Kitchen, Little Brown, →ISBN, pages 67-68. From the entry cleaving
• Suddenly, from the crumpled body erupted a loud moan followed by childlike howls of “Grandmumma!2004, Anthony C. Winkler, The Annihilation of Fish and Other Stories, Macmillan Caribbean, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry grandmumma
• She’s crumpled the photograph in her fist, adding new, nongeometric creases to the ones already there.1999, Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist, Fleet (2017), page 139. From the entry nongeometric
• I looked at John crumpled and twisted in the corner, the roller skates pointing every which way.1968 October 12, Paul Zindel, chapter 14, in The Pigman. From the entry every which way
• How she had crumpled her skirt, kneeling in that idiotic way.1918, Katherine Mansfield, "Prelude" in Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback, 2002, p. 120. From the entry botheration
• Now the crumpled structure lies across the Patapsco River outlet, blocking egress from the point like a kicked-over toy.2024, Peter Grier, Key Bridge is gone. It leaves a hole in Baltimore’s blue-collar soul., in: The Christian Science Monitor, March 28 2024. From the entry egress
• When the champion landed a vicious left-handed kidney punch early in the fourth, Azzaoui crumpled to the canvas.2007 November 4, “Awesome Calzaghe sets sights on Hopkins superfight”, in London Evening Standard, UK, retrieved 06 Jan 2014. From the entry kidney punch
• "Abracadabra," he cried and crumpled the cloth.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 49. From the entry abracadabra
• Nabby Adams crumpled and crashed off his chair.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 183. From the entry seismically
• I tried exercises with an indiarubber expander; but I wasnt strong enough: instead of my expanding it, it crumpled me up.1910, George Bernard Shaw, Misalliance. From the entry indiarubber
• He wrote: "A particular design feature which has proved controversial is the introduction of 'crumple zones', as energy-absorbing measures at the end of coaches.2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “From Southall to Carmont... how to keep passengers safe”, in Rail, page 46. From the entry crumple zone
• Otherwise the bushy black brows would furrow, the chin would crumple and the pudgy, puckish body would start to rock, eager to get at you.2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always Right”, in The Economist. From the entry furrow
• “The art is as old as paper,” says Karthik adding, “so far, we have tried modular, tessellation, crumpling, sculpture, wet folding and aerogami techniques.2013 February 13, Anusha Parthasarathy, “Creativity in every fold”, in The Hindu. From the entry aerogami
• Her over fifty years of nerves and an overobese body could take it no more; she crumpled into a huge bundle next to the corpse.2009, Kalpana M. Naghnoor, Abstruse, page 213. From the entry overobese
• Then I was gone from that fartsome, crumpled, ale-smelly room, before I undignified myself by landing a blow upon a poor ignorant beast.2008, Margo Lanagan, Tender Morsels. From the entry fartsome
• Forty years ago the crumpled and complex Mobile Belt of Newfoundland would have been considered a typical result of a deformed geosyncline.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 173. From the entry geosyncline
• He took a sip from a paper coffee-cup , crumpled it up and basketballed it into a small rubbish bin about five feet from him.1994, Jeff Probst, Bachelor Butterflies. From the entry basketball
• Sigrid took a bittersweet trip down memory lane when Anne opened the carton of ornaments and lifted out a crumpled tinsel star.1989, Margaret Maron, Corpus Christmas (A Crime Club Book), Warner Books edition, New York, N.Y.: Mysterious Press, published 2001, →ISBN…. From the entry memory lane
• I ripped the phones off my head, fluffed my hair, and tossed the crumpled lyric sheet in the garbage can before strolling into the control room like a queen.2015, Bethany Michaels, Naughty in Nashville Super Bundle. From the entry phones
• Through the open door Clement sees the girls in the shady shelter shed drinking daintily from the bubble taps and dabbing at their mouths with their crumpled white hankies.2008, Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row. From the entry bubble tap
• My hat, or my cover (according to navyspeak), had been sitting in my locker since my arrival onboard in December, so it looked a bit crumpled.1996, Sherman Baldwin, Ironclaw: A Navy Carrier Pilot’s War Experience, Bantam Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 284. From the entry navyspeak
• They had decided to call her Susannah for no very clear reason; they had both liked it, and it seemed to fit the crumpled little face.1985, Margaret Yorke, Intimate Kill, page 54. From the entry Susannah
• Mr Astles, aged 58, whitehaired with a bushly grey moustache, and wearing a crumpled blue suit, told reporters before being led away: "Justice was in that court.1982, Africa Diary, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry bushly

Meaning of crumple

1. noun A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
2. verb To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
3. verb To cause to collapse.

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How do you use crumple in a sentence?

Crumple is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He crumpled the note and threw it away.”

What is a short sentence with crumple?

“The team's defensive strategy crumpled.”

What does crumple mean?

Crumple means a crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.