shrivelled

Example Sentences

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UK investors' appetite for UK stocks has shrivelled.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

The drought has laid waste to the Somali countryside, leaving crops shrivelled and the scrublands dotted with the corpses of emaciated livestock.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

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

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022

Delays in charting Didi's future could leave some investors without an exit option on its shares, whose value has already shrivelled.

From Reuters • May 25, 2022

It was so crumpled and wizened, so shrunken and shrivelled, it looked as though it had been pickled in vinegar.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl