shrunk

Example Sentences

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Since 2015, the country's population has shrunk by half a million, according to official statistics.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They also shrunk the footprint of a new development: buildings, parking lots and other structures could only cover 10% of a property, down from 50%.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

In 2025, employment in the U.S. would have shrunk if not for healthcare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

By 2018, however, that number had shrunk to 333, although coal output more than doubled.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

She had won; Cristina Tomas, pallid-faced Cristina Tomas under whose gaze she had shrunk like a small, defeated animal, would speak to her normally now.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie