shrivel

As the hot sun beats down, the pickle begins to shrivel and the animals must consider how they can honor its final wish: to be gobbled up by a dog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He starts the film at a speed-dating event where, in a great montage, he disappoints a procession of dewy singletons who shrivel up when this hunk comes across as cold and rude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Only a few short weeks after we carried the luscious green plant into our new home, its protruding branches and leaves started to shrivel.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024

His wife, Stephanie Allen, who cares for him, said it is hard to watch her husband, the commercial helicopter pilot, the veteran Hollywood crew member, shrivel in front of the TV.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

One, a woman, was consigned to “Room 101,” and, Winston noticed, seemed to shrivel and turn a different color when she heard the words.

From "1984" by George Orwell

As the process unfolds, the cell's nucleus, which contains its genetic material, gradually shrivels before ultimately breaking apart.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

That’s because dehydration shrivels and distorts tissues, but frozen organs mostly keep their shape.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2023

Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

As the Iranian currency, the rial, shrivels in value and people watch their incomes diminish with surging prices, strikes over salary disputes among bus drivers and teachers have also gained traction across the country.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2022

My heart shrivels when I realize which boy Baraa is talking about.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Another liability, a short-term borrowing program called the overnight reverse repo facility that amounted to more than $2 trillion in recent years, already shriveled nearly to zero during a previous balance-sheet drawdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

All she can point to is a garage stuffed with throw pillows, remnants of her shriveled dream to design interior spaces for affluent clients.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

In fact, fundraising for private-equity, venture-capital and other nontraded funds has shriveled, and their portfolios are glutted with thousands of unsold companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The children’s gaze drifted between the two men, one huge, red, and robust, the other shriveled, bent, and so gray he was almost blue.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

"A healthy plant would have 70 to 80 grains. This one will produce 10," she said, pointing to one shrivelled shoot.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

The current account surplus has shrivelled and the budget deficit is widening, despite hefty drawdowns from a rainy-day fund.

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023

Following consecutive seasons of poor rains, rivers and water pans have dried up and grasslands have shrivelled up in the game reserves.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022

Exports - a key source of revenue for Koblevo and other big wineries - have shrivelled due to the blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2022

The cook stood there like a shrivelled bootlace, tight-lipped, implacable, disapproving.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

By diversifying its exposure across many autocallables and a range of maturity dates, an ETF can mitigate most of the risks of shrinking income or shriveling principal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

But the oversized airport was a bleak metaphor for a city that was once more bustling and then got let down—first by the shriveling of the steel business, then by USAir itself.

From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025

A rare three-year run of La Niña from 2020 to 2023 was a notable factor in California’s most recent drought, which saw unprecedented water restrictions, shriveling groundwater supplies and record-low levels on the Colorado River.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

EMU’s Rynearson Stadium — capacity 30,200 — sits less than six miles from the University of Michigan, shriveling in The Big House’s massive shadow.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

It was weird to watch his smooth, muscular flesh age, turn a jaundiced yellow, and start shriveling on the bone.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It was condemned by international rights groups as a symbol of Hong Kong's shrivelling press freedoms.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

But some Labour figures wonder if as many as 80 more could choose not to officially back anyone, shrivelling the electorate.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025

While the bank had been preparing markets for a further stimulus cut at its March 10 meeting, rate hike bets are shrivelling.

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2022

He blamed the sunny, dry spring shrivelling up their clover food plant.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2020

Her body curled too; as the weeks turned to months, she shrank into herself like the stiffest of fetuses, shrivelling, her skin sallow and waxy.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen