shrivel

Example Sentences

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It was only in the 1990s that Germany began to let its defense industry shrivel again as it diverted spending toward the welfare state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

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

Hatching from their black eggs, they detected the dry, indoor air and the false sun of the lightbulbs, and began to shrivel up.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides