withering

Example Sentences

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The Russians retaliated with withering artillery fire, and three days later, Da Vinci was mortally wounded in the neck and chest by shrapnel from a shell strike.

From New York Times

Ramadan brought an increase in food prices for a country already struggling with inflation caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the withering of local crops by five consecutive failed rainy seasons.

From Seattle Times

It is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa.

From Seattle Times

Russian officials were withering in their reaction to the arrest warrants.

From New York Times

“Remnants of a lost dream and withering hope: I see them peeking from my reflection on the handcuff crushing my wrist,” he wrote.

From New York Times