How to Use to a crisp in a Sentence

to a crisp

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  • There was no fire this time, but the Twinkies were charred to a crisp.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024
  • Slices of duck breast were placed in the center, their skin and fat rendered to a crisp.
    Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Much of the home was gutted, and both Teslas were burned to a crisp.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The fat collects in the pan and all sides of your bacon strips will evenly cook to a crisp.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There are, unfortunately, a lot of things a torch can burn to a crisp.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Right now, it’s being burned to a crisp amid a brutal heatwave, as is the rest of the east coast.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 July 2026
  • He gets burned to a crisp every five minutes, but that’s not really how the world is.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Armand dragging him back inside from the brink of death, and the pain of his being burnt to a crisp.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 June 2024
  • The wings are cooked to a crisp, and marinated with a blend of chili, garlic and ginger.
    Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Burnt to a crisp, Spear can barely mutter Mira's name one last time.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • An air fryer is one of the fastest, easiest and least messy way of sizzling chicken wings to a crisp.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Of course, plenty is still allowed, because no one wants beachgoers to get burned to a crisp.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
  • And more importantly, Derek’s tortillas have burnt to a crisp.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the first noble to try to mount one of these dragons burned to a crisp.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • Its uses go far beyond renewing your driveway to a crisp white cement.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Despite some heroic efforts with garden hoses, the F40 burned to a crisp.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Then Dort literally uses his finger-flames to light Gideon on fire and torch him to a crisp.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Slow cook chili or soup, bake delicious bread to a crisp, and braise meat to fall-off-the-bone tenderness using this heavyweight cocotte.
    Kennedy Vogel, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The intense heat of the southern sun can be harsher and burn plants to a crisp, especially if not watered on a daily basis.
    Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Grasses and sagebrush that had previously greened in spring rains dried to a crisp and stayed that way, a perfect buffet of fuel for a blaze to feast on.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Airwrap, the first of its kind, dries and styles simultaneously without burning your hair to a crisp.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Similar to a crisp with baked fruit and a crumbly topping, a crunch sandwiches a layer of jammy fruit between two buttery layers.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
  • Ripening and Storing When firm, Fuyus have a texture similar to a crisp apple or pear.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
  • And yet, as a giant nuclear reactor, the sun insists on bombarding us with energy that, left unchecked, could burn all of us to a crisp.
    Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Then the potatoes are tossed in butter and lemon juice, roasted to a crisp finish and drizzled with roasted garlic vinaigrette before serving.
    C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • From there, arrangements need to be made, and Ed takes up the task with noble gravitas until Ann roasts him to a crisp in that library.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The poppers are creamy on the inside, fried to a crisp on the outside, and served with KFC's signature warm gravy for dunking.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The next day, Viserys, all sores and onion skin, is bandaged up and put together like Darth Vader after he was burned to a crisp.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Maxey continues to be a revelation for Philadelphia, even while the season around him burns to a crisp.
    Tom Rende, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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