shrivels
Example Sentences
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When the home lineup is daunting, as well, the overall margin for error shrivels.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
That’s because dehydration shrivels and distorts tissues, but frozen organs mostly keep their shape.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023
But West shines, first as a woman in love then as one who shrivels into seething disillusion when her career stalls while her husband’s blossoms.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022
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
My heart shrivels when I realize which boy Baraa is talking about.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
