shrivels
Example Sentences
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That’s because dehydration shrivels and distorts tissues, but frozen organs mostly keep their shape.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023
Its life is a matter of hours; in the light of day, it retreats and shrivels, a ball gown turned to rags.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021
Cherry growers are rushing to harvest their crop before it shrivels in the sun — but stopping their picking at lunchtime to avoid the baking heat.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021
It is the grain that shrivels in a year of drought.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2019
Also, there is none of the horror of the possible turndown which shrivels the guts of timid men.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
