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Synonyms & Antonyms for crumple
Synonyms: Verb
crinkle, rumple, scrunch, wrinkle
Antonyms: Verb
flatten, iron out, smooth, smoothen, uncrumple
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Examples of crumple in a Sentence
Verb
She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can. The car's fender was crumpled in the accident. At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.
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Pederson crumpled on the warning track, rolled over and threw the ball to center fielder Chris Taylor, who threw the ball in to the infield to hold Trevor Story at first. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: Joc Pederson finds one opponent he can’t beat," 3 Sep. 2019 Theismann crumpled to the ground, his tibia and fibula fractured. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 The front end of the car itself is also made to crumple, which extends the time of impact. — Christine Helms, The Conversation, "NASCAR may be the fastest way to learn about physics," 8 Aug. 2019 While making the throw his spikes apparently caught on the dirt, and Anderson crumpled to the field in pain. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Tim Anderson suffers a sprained right ankle during Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox," 25 June 2019 On a night the pomp surrounding the return of one of the most accomplished players in St. Louis Cardinals history overshadowed him, Angels rookie starter could have crumpled. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Griffin Canning keeps his cool, but Angels fall to Cardinals 5-1," 21 June 2019 Retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz crumpled to the ground after a gunman came up from behind and opened fire at close range, footage released by authorities in the Dominican Republic showed. — NBC News, "Video shows moment David Ortiz is shot in the Dominican Republic," 13 June 2019 And with the last one, Breazeale’s body language crumpled. — Brian Mahoney, The Seattle Times, "Wilder KOs Breazeale in 1st round to defend heavyweight belt," 19 May 2019 Lucroy crumpled and lay motionless as Angels trainers checked on him. — SFChronicle.com, "Astros’ Justin Verlander tells ESPN that baseballs are juiced, ‘100 percent’," 8 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One practice into coach Zac Taylor's inaugural season, the last-place Bengals saw their most indispensable player crumple on the field. — Joe Kay, Houston Chronicle, "Bengals receiver A.J. Green hurt, carted off during 1st practice," 27 July 2019 One practice into coach Zac Taylor's inaugural season, the last-place Bengals saw their most indispensable player crumple on the field. — Joe Kay, baltimoresun.com, "Bengals star receiver A.J. Green hurt, carted off first practice," 27 July 2019 Pinned up against unyielding bedrock to the north in British Columbia, Washington crumples and cracks under the north-south compression. — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Friday earthquakes on a crustal fault show it’s not only the ‘Big One’ we should fear," 13 July 2019 On impact, the collapsible structure flexes and crumples, basically moving in all directions, depending on the angle and force of the crash. — Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, "Top 3 Bike Helmets for 2019," 24 June 2019 Compartir The sight of an airy outdoor terrace, full of orange trees and low-slung lamps and big, hearty laughs will put your mind (and shirt crumples) at ease. — Gemma Askham, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Barcelona," 4 Mar. 2018 On the stoop above, a couple argues; and a woman on one of the benches crumples dollar bills into her wallet, then lowers her face into the steam of her curry. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "Loud, Crowded, Grease-Stained, and Gloriously Drunk: Where the World Eats After Hours," 8 Oct. 2018 As Ali's children lift him into bed, his face crumples in pain and exhaustion. — John Wendle, Scientific American, "The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees," 17 Dec. 2015 And there were Sean and Sandy Anderson, a prepper couple who’d seen their camping and tactical goods business crumple and drove over from Idaho. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Bundyville Chapter One: A War in the Desert," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crumple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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