to a crisp
idiom
: to a state of being hard, dry, and easily broken
The toast had been burned to a crisp.
Examples of to a crisp in a Sentence
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Of course, plenty is still allowed, because no one wants beachgoers to get burned to a crisp.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
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
There was no fire this time, but the Twinkies were charred to a crisp.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The lamb skewers, marinated and seared to a crisp crust.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Despite some heroic efforts with garden hoses, the F40 burned to a crisp.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
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
The car was burned to a crisp after Cerveny had painstakingly restored the 17-foot-long two-seater to concours condition.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
Other scientists found that the gases also deplete the ozone layer, the very thing protecting all life on Earth from being sizzled to a crisp by unmitigated solar radiation.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
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
There was no fire this time, but the Twinkies were charred to a crisp.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 29 May 2024
The lamb skewers, marinated and seared to a crisp crust.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Despite some heroic efforts with garden hoses, the F40 burned to a crisp.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
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
The car was burned to a crisp after Cerveny had painstakingly restored the 17-foot-long two-seater to concours condition.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
Other scientists found that the gases also deplete the ozone layer, the very thing protecting all life on Earth from being sizzled to a crisp by unmitigated solar radiation.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
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“To a crisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20crisp. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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