shed

Example Sentences

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By the time he was arrested he had shed even those items.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

While shares have surged 38% over the past 12 months, narrowly outpacing a 30% gain for the S&P 500, they’ve shed 6.8% this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

A major new research effort is set to shed light on a remarkable Roman discovery in Frankfurt, Germany.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The information sector, which includes a number of tech-related industries, still shed jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s also extraordinarily expensive, because you can only use the naturally shed feathers of the pegasus—otherwise they’d have died out long ago. A single sail’s worth might take a weaver two years to collect.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell