become limp
Example Sentences
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Consume fresh broccoli within three days; after that, it'll start to become limp and no one wants that.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022
Hogan still struggles with symptoms that include agonizing nerve pain and “spaghetti legs,’’ or limbs that suddenly become limp and unable to bear weight, a condition that also affects her 13-year-old son.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
Carrots and celery that have become limp because they have lost water can be made crisp again by placing them in water.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The plants must not get wet, and they should be examined every half hour or so, for some become limp much sooner than others.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
When actually grasped, a frog would struggle only momentarily, then would become limp with its legs extended.
From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Fitch, Henry S.
