crunch on
phrasal verb
crunched on; crunching on; crunches on
: to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound
She crunched on a carrot while watching TV.
Examples of crunch on in a Sentence
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As engines fire up and boots crunch on gravel, the men try to press leaflets into gloved hands.
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William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Toasted pecans are a nice crunch on top.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The ground crunches on my morning walks, carpeted in burnished leaves the same colors of the hearts of flames.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
In and out of the house the workmen go all day, their boots crunching on the Ram Board over my rugs.
—Lauren Groff, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
But when the injured players begin returning to the big leagues, the Dodgers will have quite a roster crunch on their hands.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The decision will help address demand for downtown housing but also a dormitory crunch on UConn’s main campus in Storrs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Toasted pecans are a nice crunch on top.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The ground crunches on my morning walks, carpeted in burnished leaves the same colors of the hearts of flames.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
In and out of the house the workmen go all day, their boots crunching on the Ram Board over my rugs.
—Lauren Groff, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
But when the injured players begin returning to the big leagues, the Dodgers will have quite a roster crunch on their hands.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
The decision will help address demand for downtown housing but also a dormitory crunch on UConn’s main campus in Storrs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
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“Crunch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crunch%20on. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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