withering
Example Sentences
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Other recent instances in which ICE and Border Patrol agents claimed they used force in self-defense have come under withering scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times
“The old protein guidelines were designed to prevent starvation and withering away,” said Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Wednesday.
And Parker, who has not seen his team record a victory since 26 October, delivered a withering assessment of his side's latest showing.
From BBC
Paramount’s amendment follows the Warner board’s withering critique of Paramount’s $30 a share offer, citing numerous risks and uncertainty due to an “opaque” financing structure.
From Los Angeles Times
She has a withering way of never uttering her former fiancé’s name, referring to him as “a man I met when I was 19.”
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