become limp

Example Sentences

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Consume fresh broccoli within three days; after that, it'll start to become limp and no one wants that.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

Hogan still struggles with symptoms that include agonizing nerve pain and “spaghetti legs,’’ or limbs that suddenly become limp and unable to bear weight, a condition that also affects her 13-year-old son.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022

Carrots and celery that have become limp because they have lost water can be made crisp again by placing them in water.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

You should be able to "let go" all over, allowing every muscle to become limp, until a feeling of perfect peace and restful calm permeates every particle of your being.

From A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga by Atkinson, William Walker

What with two years' constant dressing and undressing, the paint had got rubbed off the chin and cheeks, and the limbs, of pink leather stuffed with sawdust, had become limp and wrinkled like old linen.

From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile