One day, a few weeks later, I stopped before a store window in a crowd to examine some pictures, satisfied my curiosity, and in stepping back to go away, put the heel of my number ten on a lady's foot with that peculiar "craunch" that you know hurts. ❋ John A. Hill (N/A)
Said the whelp, ‘Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.’ ❋ Unknown (2006)
Seeing him draw nigh, burying his broad wheels in the oppressed soil — I, the prostrate votary — felt beforehand the annihilating craunch. ❋ Unknown (2003)
There was no door to the place to knock at or open, but the craunch of a foot was heard on the coal outside, and a girl came in, moist and shivering. ❋ Various (N/A)
Now they craunch it, and crowd snuffling along through the corn-hills! ❋ Day Kellogg Lee (N/A)
As they stood there, Mr. B — — 's garden door, just round the corner, was heard to open and slam, and craunch, craunch, came his stately pace upon the gravel. ❋ Arthur Christopher Benson (1893)
Indeed, not a sound was to be heard, except the creak and craunch of the dry snow under our feet. ❋ Unknown (1871)
Some crocodile or hippopotamus crawling through the rushes might craunch the babe. ❋ Unknown (1867)
But you are not to craunch up a Frenchman; remember that! ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)
Said the whelp, 'Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.' ❋ Anonymous (1855)
Before long, in came the Merman's wife, who was beautiful of form and favour and with her two children, each having in his hand a young fish, which he craunched as a man would craunch a cucumber. ❋ Anonymous (1855)
Strange to say -- strange, yet true, and owning many parallels in life's experience -- that anticipatory craunch proved all -- yes -- nearly ❋ Charlotte Bront�� (1835)
Seeing him draw nigh, burying his broad wheels in the oppressed soil -- I, the prostrate votary -- felt beforehand the annihilating craunch. ❋ Charlotte Bront�� (1835)
Too feeble to resist, she felt herself drawn by a mysterious power to the depths below, wherein she fancied that she saw some monster belching its venom, a monster whose magnetic eyes were charming her, whose open jaws appeared to craunch their prey before they seized it. ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)
She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full – grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve – penny loaves. ❋ Unknown (1726)
She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve - penny loaves. ❋ Jonathan Swift (1706)
Merman’s wife, who was beautiful of form and favour and with her two children, each having in his hand a young fish, which he craunched as a man would craunch a cucumber. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Strange to say — strange, yet true, and owning many parallels in life’s experience — that anticipatory craunch proved all — yes — nearly all the torture. ❋ Unknown (2003)
