How to Use crimp in a Sentence

crimp

1 of 2 verb
  • The top third is crimped with a heavy roller.
    — Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • There’s no need to roll it out, crimp the edges or blind bake it.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Fold over any excess dough, then crimp edges.
    — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Next, crimp a split shot about one foot up from the end of your line.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Press to seal, trim any ragged edges, and crimp edges with tines of fork.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Maybe not crimping as much on the ends or maybe rolling the dough too thin?
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tuck edges of dough under to form a lip; crimp as desired.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Seal the foil tightly, crimping all edges well to trap the steam.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Press together to seal; press fork tines around edge to seal and crimp.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • If using a pie crust, line a 9-inch glass pie plate with crust and crimp edges.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2020
  • That crimped the cash flow of builders, leading to a record amount of defaults.
    — Pearl Liu, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Place the tent over the turkey legs, and lightly crimp the edges around the pan.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Fold edges under; crimp as desired.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Bring sides of foil up and over loaf, then fold and crimp edges to fully enclose.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Fold edges under; crimp as desired.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Fit piecrust into a 9-inch pie plate; fold edges under, and crimp.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Live shrimp with a split shot or two crimped above the hook can also be cast under docks.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Scientists can then use pliers to squeeze and crimp the hair in place.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Fold overhang under to form a crust edge, and crimp as desired.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Fold dough edges under, and crimp using your fingers or a fork.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Tuck overhang under and crimp edges with your fingers or fork.
    — Kate Merker, Woman's Day, 7 Oct. 2020
  • To crimp, place index finger of left hand against inside edge of pie.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For hearts, fold the other side over and crimp rounded edges tightly closed.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Even a 1% or 2% price decline will crimp our returns.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Trim dough to about half an inch from edge of pie plate, fold under, and flute or crimp as desired.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The foreign sounds made his face crimp, as if somebody right next to him had farted.
    — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
  • Weave pastry strips over filling, trim, and crimp as desired.
    — Kate Merker, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Remove the cloth and press the tines of a fork around the edge of each empanada to crimp.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The best wire strippers can also cut wires and cables, crimp wiring, and cut screws.
    — Bobbi Dempsey, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Trim the excess dough from the edge of the pan and crimp the dough perimeter of the slab pie to seal the dough.
    — Dallas News, 24 June 2020

crimp

2 of 2 noun
  • Frazier notes that the idea of using crimps came up.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • For too many, those charges can come back to put a severe crimp in their budgets.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The pause on foreclosure sales has put a crimp in his business.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The pasty must also be shaped like a D and have a thick crimp on the side, not on top.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Charlize Theron has just placed her right hand on a crimp when her foot slips.
    — Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Has a makeshift home office put a crimp on dinners with friends and family?
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Social distancing measures put a crimp on crowd scenes and large number of cast and crew on set.
    — Vivienne Chow, Variety, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Having to preface each joke with a warning label does tend to put a crimp in a stand-up routine.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Pleated crimp Use kitchen shears to make small diagonal snips in the dough edge.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The drought — yet another hazard of 2020 — is putting a small crimp in the fun.
    — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • But Dunn said the fire won’t put too much of a crimp in his dealership’s operations.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The rest of his body and his mind are willing and able, but the cut put another little crimp in his bid to win the starting job.
    — cleveland, 29 Aug. 2021
  • That puts a real crimp in my ability to prototype circuit ideas.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2013
  • Crimping Is Crucial Achieving an even and sharp crimp is about more than just looks.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This would all be very sweet (sorry, not sorry, Fields), but there’s a crimp in the situation.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The pandemic, of course, put a crimp in that new friendship and delayed the shooting of season 3.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • In the drawing, a brown-haired female climber high-steps a volume and matches a crimp in a group of plastic holds that form a large heart shape.
    — Sam MacIlwaine, Outside, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The pandemic didn’t put a crimp on California skiing last year.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The spice must flow Social distancing has put a serious crimp in some of the most hallowed project flow practices.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2020
  • High rates aren’t great for companies with already high high debt, and crimps borrowing by companies and consumers.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
  • At the age of 4½ months, Tyler had to undergo potentially lethal surgery to remove a crimp in his aorta.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Classic crimp Holding your thumb and index finger about 1 inch apart, pinch a section of the piecrust to form a V shape.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This will drive them out of the drug business, as with booze and now marijuana, and put a big crimp in their other, less profitable, activities.
    — Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Besides putting a major crimp in efficiency, such juggling can lead to high levels of stress, frustration and fatigue.
    — Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Goods have backed up at the port of Shanghai, affecting supplies and factory production and putting a crimp on economic growth.
    — Emily Wang and Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The Boise defense is talented enough to put a crimp into Oregon State’s offensive plans.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In rock climbing, a few such traits include longer fingers, shorter forearms, and scraggly wrists, all of which might help a climber clutch at tiny crimps in the rock with substantially more ease.
    — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The war has put a crimp on the Strait of Hormuz, driving up gas prices to the $4 mark in Northwest Indiana.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Supply chain issues and rising inflation have put a crimp in the average American's daily life.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The loss of the Perle would have put a serious crimp in the French Navy’s submarine fleet, which numbers around six submarines at any one time.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2021

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