Examples of crumbly in a Sentence
a crumbly shortbread cookie
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There is marine sand and sediment, river wash, and alluvium, with pockets of soft, crumbly earth and clay.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Using a fork, cut in butter until flour mixture is crumbly.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
The soup came with a side of crunchy tortilla chips fried in beef tallow, diced onions, chillies and crumbly cheese.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The swirl is described as having a crumbly cookie-butter texture, expected to evoke the same satisfaction as a bite of the cookie itself.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Using a fork, cut in butter until flour mixture is crumbly.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
The soup came with a side of crunchy tortilla chips fried in beef tallow, diced onions, chillies and crumbly cheese.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The swirl is described as having a crumbly cookie-butter texture, expected to evoke the same satisfaction as a bite of the cookie itself.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crumbly
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“Crumbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumbly. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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