shrunken

Example Sentences

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The reel was shrunken through age and frayed, but otherwise in remarkable condition for something stashed in sun-heated attics for years.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Employment growth has been sluggish for a year, due less to weaker demand for workers than a shrunken supply as immigration dries up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The individual beans, which resemble shrunken dates due to their wrinkly dark exterior, can also be microplaned to create a fine powder, according to a guide from Great British Chefs.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Can anything fill the void once those injunctions are shrunken down to size?

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

We put them into our baskets and go out again, past the pregnant woman and her partner, who beside her looks spindly, shrunken; as we all do.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood