How to Use wrinkle in a Sentence

wrinkle

1 of 2 noun
  • He has added some new wrinkles to his game.
  • Here's the latest wrinkle in the story—we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!
  • And those adorable ears and wrinkles?
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • And that’s where wrinkle-free clothes come in handy.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • And to last so long, the rest of the core has to iron out its wrinkles.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But there are a few wrinkles of concern.
    — Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
  • Place the sweater on a flat surface and smooth out any wrinkles.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The key to achieving wrinkle-free linen?
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
  • If there are any wrinkles, gently steam.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s where wrinkle-free dresses come in.
    — Staff Author, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • Need a wrinkle-free travel dress?
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Her aunt and the man—skin loose under his eyes, the face slashed with wrinkles.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This is no new wrinkle for the Aggies.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What the Wild would be willing to give up is one wrinkle.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The bond market has added a new wrinkle to the bull market.
    — Liz Napolitano,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Rub out any creases or wrinkles with your fingers or a foam brush.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Webb has thrown wrinkles at the Dodgers before.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest bonus is that the set stays wrinkle-free, even on your long red-eye flights.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The biggest bonus is that the set stays wrinkle-free, even on your long red-eye flights.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • There is yet one more wrinkle—because tax law has a sense of humor.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • So, with Horn, the more wrinkles the better.
    — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Then keep scrolling to shop more wrinkle-free pants at Amazon.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The first is that, like with most linen, the set easily wrinkles.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 7 June 2026
  • That is a wrinkle that is easily ironed out.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • That suggests a new wrinkle in the show’s mission.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The wrinkle is Le Tissier does not play right-back week in, week out.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Why not add wrinkles with sprinkles of tempo?
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This can lead to joint pain, muscle weakness, and wrinkles.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
  • More women are wearing their wrinkles with pride.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026

wrinkle

2 of 2 verb
  • Try not to wrinkle your trousers.
  • His brow wrinkled as he thought about the question.
  • Moisture caused the wallpaper to wrinkle and peel.
  • My skin looked dry and wrinkled.
    — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
  • Don’t wrinkle your nose — that goo may one day save your life.
    — Kathi Kube, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2016
  • Good-bye to your fine tight curls, your brow wrinkled with thought.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • And the first item to always wrinkle first?
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
  • Keep scrolling for more petite spring pants that won’t wrinkle.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
  • The waffle weave doesn’t wrinkle, so there’s no need to get your iron out.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Bad potatoes might be mushy, bruised, wrinkled, moldy, or green.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Stored this way, limes should last for about a month or longer with wrinkling or drying up.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This keeps the fine fabric from getting worn out or wrinkled.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2017
  • My friend wrinkled her nose, as if the bartender had just farted.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The room was freezing, and the tips of my fingers had wrinkled and gone numb.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • However, the sheets held up well in the wash and didn't wrinkle or fade.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Like most linen items, these do tend to wrinkle a bit coming out of the dryer.
    — Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 29 May 2018
  • Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Avoid ginger that’s wrinkled, light, moldy, mushy, or lacking smell.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Pepper seeds are ready when the fruit is fully mature and starts to wrinkle.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Her mouth was wide open, face wrinkled into an expression of pure joy.
    — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • This helps fabrics bounce back from the creasing and wrinkling the spin cycle can cause.
    — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2020
  • For starters, skin tends to wrinkle based on its normal daily function.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Use ripe, juicy peaches that have a little give and are slightly wrinkled around the stem.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Dry skin may wrinkle your face, but dry bones cause your home's cosmetic surfaces to crack.
    — Duo Dickinson, courant.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • For one thing, Beckham doesn’t wrinkle, and neither do her clothes.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Two bunnies crossed my path; the animals stopped, wrinkled their noses, and hopped off.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • No, shriveled or wrinkled potatoes should not be eaten.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • One rep refused to submit her self-tape because her backdrop was wrinkled.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • Tufts of beige grass poked from the dark surface of the land, like rogue patches of hair on an elephant’s wrinkled back.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2023

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