- past participle of shrink.
shrunken
Example Sentences
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In the summer of 2019, I was sitting in a stark hospital room, while a shrunken version of my mom laid in the bed in front of me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Satellite images examined by BBC Verify show shrunken glaciers, scorched areas left by wildfires, green fields turned arid and lower river levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
According to De la Vega, she finds the shrunken books more approachable.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Buffett liked the monopoly status of newspapers, which has been largely destroyed over the past 20 years, leaving the industry greatly shrunken and far less profitable.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Still, it was enough to fill our shrunken stomachs.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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