How to Use crunchy in a Sentence

crunchy

adjective
  • These cookies are very crunchy.
  • Customers say their pups — even the picky ones — love the crunchy treats.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • At the core, Lassiter has always been a crunchy and crusty right-wing guy.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The key to my heart is crunchy, golden, and glistening from a dip in hot oil, and these olives seemed a perfect fit.
    Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 30 Nov. 2021
  • One may crave chocolate chip cookies that are soft and gooey; another may long for crispy, crunchy cookies.
    Kelly Murray, CNN, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The sauce provided a needed kick, and the crunchy Cuban hoagie roll was up to the task of containing it.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
  • An order of shrimp and leek dumplings comes inverted on the plate, one large disk connected by a crunchy network of starch and oil.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • This relish from Portland chef David Sapp is a sweet, crunchy condiment punched up with a hit of bourbon.
    oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The topping is particularly crunchy, thanks to crushed crackers and plenty of butter.
    oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2021
  • In addition to a hearty soup or stew-like preparation, dal as an ingredient can also be used to pack a nutty, crunchy punch of flavor.
    Chitra Agrawal, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Fans farther north in Barcelona covet the socarrat, the crunchy dry crust that forms on the rice after all the water has evaporated.
    Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Old Brooklyn Cheese’s is a perfect blend of complex and simple cheeses, sweet and savory flavors, and creamy and crunchy textures.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2021
  • These cookies take the always lovable snickerdoodle base and elevate it by adding a crunchy texture and a unique almond flavor.
    Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Start your meal with their mountain jelly salad, which isn’t made with jellyfish but with rehydrated greens to give it a juicy, crunchy and wholly addictive flavor.
    Rana Good, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The pork roll renders slowly in a low oven for a few hours before being roasted at high heat to crisp up the skin and turn it from tough and leathery to shatteringly crisp and audibly crunchy.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Each canister offers a mix of crunchy roasted almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, and pecans — all blended with rosemary-sea salt seasoning and sprinkled with a dash of sugar.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • As contradictory as the name might sound, the flavors combine harmoniously into a delicious crunchy snack.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Of course, this somehow managed to just further inflame the growing culture war in the dairy aisle, as raw milk has steadily become a bizarro totem for a coalition that spans the conservative to the crunchy.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The chips were fresh fried and crunchy with a bit of chewy on the inside.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Sure, sweet, salty, crunchy and handheld treats are the name of the game.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • The chicken was juicy and the coating was light and crunchy.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • The kohlrabi slaw was crunchy and creamy, with just enough zing from the hot sauce.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 23 Nov. 2022
  • There's a growing number of poke bowl restaurants opening on the mainland that serve it over rice, usually topped with veggies, fruit, avocado, crab salad, sesame seeds, crunchy onions and other ingredients.
    Nick Halter, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The vibe is bright, the riffs are crunchy, but something eerie lurks beneath the song.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • When the fruit is ripe, the pearls are crisp and crunchy, and explode like Pop Rocks in your mouth.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The result is a crunchy dessert on the outside that turns your whole mouth black.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The chili crunchy stuff with the stern lady on the bottle was the clear winner.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Some of the pastries are fried, some baked; in either case, the dough is flaky and crunchy.
    Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023
  • As for the funnel cake, my favorite parts were the crunchy edges.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Available in a 16-pack, these are a mixture of creamy and crunchy.
    Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crunchy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: