shrivelled

Example Sentences

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UK investors' appetite for UK stocks has shrivelled.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

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

It is a vote he would lose, and badly, and it might expose just how shrivelled that parliamentary loyalty to him now is.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 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

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover