Examples of big crunch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And some cosmological models have hypothesized that the universe could collapse back in on itself in a big crunch, precluding the final light show. — Adam Mann, Science | AAAS, 11 Aug. 2020 The biggest crunch point is expected to be the English Channel crossing between Dover and the French town of Calais. — Charles Riley, CNN, 11 Feb. 2020 Some are wondering if a similar scenario could play out again, with the big crunch point coming after the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2021. — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019 To be sure, Next doesn’t rely heavily on the Port of Dover, widely expected to face the biggest crunch if the U.K. crashes out of the European Union without a deal. — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019 In theory, such a nonstandard form of dark energy could also profoundly diminish or even reverse its effects in the future, leaving open the possibility that the universe could still experience a big crunch. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 May 2018

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