How to Use crumbled in a Sentence
crumbled
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Top with crumbled cheese, if desired.
—The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Top with crumbled cheese, drizzle of crema, dollops of salsa verde, and garnish of lime and cilantro.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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This 9x13 side studded with crumbled bacon and corn is melty and cheesy thanks to a mix of cheddar and gruyere.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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The pre-crumbled stuff will be too dry for this salad, which benefits from the creaminess of the fresh stuff stored in water or brine.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
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Top with tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, avocado slices, lime slices, and crumbled queso fresco.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
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Our adaptation of the recipe gives you the option to top the beans with crumbled bacon in addition to cooking them in bacon fat.
—Saveur, 8 Aug. 2025
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Many salads call for crumbled goat cheese and parmesan cheese is common in a traditional caesar salad.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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This crust is similar, consisting of crumbled cookies, butter and a tad of sugar — only it’s not baked.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, life in Cuba has become even more difficult, as the population deals with daily blackouts, shortages of food and medicines and a crumbled infrastructure.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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