wilted
Example Sentences
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As temperature soared and Angelenos wilted on Sunday, forecasters had an unwelcome message: Another week of heat is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Smith was one of the players who most noticeably wilted under the pressure and scrutiny of the Ashes tour.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
There was a period when dinner seemed to require a mother sauce, three pans and a 45-minute drive to the crunchy health-food store for microgreens that wilted almost immediately.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inside China’s biggest artificial-intelligence convention, visitors wilted under the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
I managed to collapse into the passenger seat feeling about as lovely as a wilted head of lettuce, just as Liam climbed into the driver’s seat.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
