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a crumbly shortbread cookie
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These buttery, crumbly cousins of biscuits get a sweet drizzle and a decadent sprinkle of toasty pecans.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Exactly these few curbless, bleached, and crumbly asphalt streets that curl back on themselves or run on out into the prairie.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The hard cheese has a tangy flavor and slightly crumbly texture, and combines the best of two popular cheeses.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Exactly these few curbless, bleached, and crumbly asphalt streets that curl back on themselves or run on out into the prairie.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The hard cheese has a tangy flavor and slightly crumbly texture, and combines the best of two popular cheeses.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.
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