wither

Example Sentences

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We do need to eliminate poverty for older Americans, but the answer lies in strengthening SSI, which has been allowed to wither on the vine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

But it would have been wrong to think support for independence would wither away.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

It’s turbocharging the runaway market leader, leaving the other studios’ streaming services to wither on the vine.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025

The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But when Will introduces me to Cara, his older sister, she gives me the kind of look that would wither a plant and does not extend her hand for me to shake.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth