shrivelled

Example Sentences

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In the corner of one stall, we see what looks like a saucepan lid full of shrivelled, straw-coloured fruit bats.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

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

But a flower that worships the sun also needs the blessing of rain - and there is none, leading to a mass of shrivelled crops producing neither seeds nor oil.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

This year's figure was the slowest for the retailer, showing how consumer appetite in the world's second largest economy has been shrivelled by lockdowns to halt the Omicron variant of coronavirus and slowing economic conditions.

From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2022

The sullen shrivelled leaves of a past year hung on them, grating and rattling in the sad airs, but their maggot-ridden buds were only just opening.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien